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
• extraordinary: Beyond what is ordinary; very unusual; remarkable
• obvious: Easily understood and clear; plain to see
• 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
• potentially: That could happen or become reality
• typically: In a normal or usual way
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• amount: Quantity of something
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• 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
• efficient: Able to produce results without waste
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• advice: Suggestion about what would help someone
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• corporate: Concerning (usually large) companies
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• private: Being away from others and quiet
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• pace: Rate of speed at which something moves or happens
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• invest: To use resources to build for the future
• vehicle: Machine (such as a car) used to carry things
• era: Period characterized by particular events, people
• leave: To go away from; depart
• previously: At an earlier time
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• analysis: Careful study to better understand something
• uncertainty: Feeling of not really knowing what will happen
• existential: Philosophy concerning existence
• execute: To kill someone, usually as an official punishment
• exceed: To be greater in number, degree than something
• extraordinarily: Extremely
• equity: Condition of people being treated the same
• 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
• midnight: 12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
• boardroom: Room where top officials meet