Vocabulary

• back up: To save a copy of your computer data
• going on: To continue doing something
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• sell off: To sell something quickly, usually because you need the money or because you want to stop being involved with it.
• up to par: Of a standard that is good enough; satisfactory
• also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• dig in: To start eating eagerly and enthusiastically.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• at least: As a minimum
• shore up: To support to stop it bursting/being ruined
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• spy on: To secretly watch someone in order to gather information about them.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• cash in: To sell asset to get money back
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• let in: To allow someone to enter or come in
• have to: Must do
• at risk: In danger; likely to be harmed
• to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• digital wallet: An electronic application or device that allows a user to make financial transactions digitally.
• just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
• for some reason: For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• specifically: As regards a particular thing; closely related to
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• commercial: Radio or television advertisement
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• surveillance: Careful watching of a person/place, e.g. by police
• leverage: An advantage which gives you influence or power
• currency: Widespread acceptance
• strive: To work hard/make effort to achieve something
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
• asset: Thing that has value to you
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• privacy: State of being hidden from the presence of others
• invest: To use resources to build for the future
• yield: To bend or break because of a strong force
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• digital: Using electronic signals or computers
• genius: Person displaying a high level of intelligence
• credit: System to buy something and pay for it later
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• signal: To be evidence/an indication something will happen
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• block: Solid piece of material used for building
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• act: To behave in a certain way
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• daily: Happening every day
• great: Very good; better than before
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• float: To sell the shares of a company publicly
• portfolio: A list of the financial assets held by someone
• union: Act of joining two or more things into one
• cascade: Body of water falling from something tall
• central: Being in the middle
• aggressively: Using energy and determination to achieve a goal
• transparency: Quality of being open to see/to public criticism
• volatility: Changing from a solid or liquid to a gas
• par: Set number of hits to complete a hole in golf
• historically: In history; in the past
• underlie: To be the basis, foundation or cause of something
• wolf: A dog-like wild animal
• ceo: CEO for Chief Operating Officer