Vocabulary

• think about: To consider something carefully.
• have to: Must do
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• back then: At that time in the past.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• in town: Present or available in the local area or city.
• in business: Actively operating as a commercial enterprise.
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• get stuck in: To become enthusiastically involved in something.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• in person: Physically present; not by proxy or remotely.
• work at: To have a job at a particular place or organization.
• up to speed: Fully informed; aware of the latest information
• get up to: To do something slightly naughty
• shy of: A little less than; just under a certain amount.
• go up against: To compete or confront someone in a contest or challenge.
• up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• at work: Located at one's place of employment
• as many times: As frequently as desired or needed; without limit to the number of attempts or occurrences.
• go for it: An expression of encouragement or approval.
• think back: To recapture the past
• sit with: To stay with someone and provide support or comfort.
• get excited: To become enthusiastic or eager.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• price in: To include a particular cost or factor in a total price.
• to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
• on the flat: Located on a level, even, or smooth surface.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• going on: To continue doing something
• around the Horn: To sail around the southern tip of South America, Cape Horn.
• one up: In a better or more advantageous position.
• calm down: To make or become relaxed after being stressed
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• barrier: Difficult situation preventing something happening
• sacrifice: Person/animal killed in a sacrifice (to a god)
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• celebrity: A (famous) entertainer known by many people
• disrupt: To cause a disturbance in an activity in progress
• flat: Apartment; set of rooms for living in
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• edge: An advantage you have over others
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• loyalty: Complete and sustained support for person, thing
• meaningful: Having importance; showing someone's intention
• agency: Business that provides some service for others
• platform: Flat, raised structure that people stand on
• credit: System to buy something and pay for it later
• satisfaction: Happy feeling because of something that you did
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• culture: Beliefs and customs of a particular group
• agent: Chemical with the power to make chemical reactions
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• inventory: List of items stored at a place
• important: Having power or authority
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• trip: To release an electrical switch
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• expense: Money you have to pay to do part of your job
• founder: Person establishing an organization, school etc.
• flight: Act of leaving a place, usually to escape danger
• reinvent: To present something in a new and interesting way
• employee: Person who works for someone else for payment
• management: People who are in control of a business or group
• focus: To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
• balance: Instrument for weighing things
• startup: A company just starting its operations
• yahoo: Person who is not very intelligent or cultured