Vocabulary

• think about: To consider something carefully.
• have to: Must do
• beat out: To defeat someone in a competition or contest.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• play out: To use up or exhaust
• equity markets: A place where stocks and shares are bought and sold.
• salad days: A youthful time of inexperience and enthusiasm.
• at a discount: For sale at a lower than usual price.
• in terms of
• look through: To examine carefully to see what is there
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• leg up: Assistance given to someone by lifting or pushing them up.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• behind the scenes: Secretly or without being known to the public.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• intense: Very strong, great or extreme in degree
• extraordinary: Beyond what is ordinary; very unusual; remarkable
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• panic: Overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• amount: Quantity of something
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• efficient: Able to produce results without waste
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• advice: Suggestion about what would help someone
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• corporate: Concerning (usually large) companies
• dramatically: In a sudden or extreme manner
• robust: Having physical vigor or energetic good health
• private: Being away from others and quiet
• pace: Rate of speed at which something moves or happens
• accelerate: To cause to occur earlier than expected
• vehicle: Machine (such as a car) used to carry things
• era: Period characterized by particular events, people
• ramp: Path that increases in height as you walk up it
• previously: At an earlier time
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• disruption: When a disturbance stops an activity in progress
• important: Having power or authority
• duration: Length of time that something lasts
• uncertainty: Feeling of not really knowing what will happen
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• fully: Completely or entirely
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• transaction: An exchange in business usually involving money
• existential: Philosophy concerning existence
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• point: An item to be discussed
• exceed: To be greater in number, degree than something
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• extraordinarily: Extremely
• defensive: Protecting something, yourself from attack
• equity: Condition of people being treated the same
• vet: Short for 'veterinarian' or 'veterinary surgeon'
• capability: Means, ability, or potential to do something
• roar: To laugh in a loud and continuous manner
• analyst: Someone who is skilled at studying details of data
• workload: Work you are expected to do in a specified time
• monster: Large frightening imaginary creature
• mute: Not willing or being unable to speak
• boardroom: Room where top officials meet
• dominion: Control over a place (or a person); sovereignty