Vocabulary

• to date: Up to the present time; until now.
• at least: As a minimum
• come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• have to: Must do
• move over: To make room for someone or something by shifting position.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• red hot: Extremely hot; heated to a point of glowing red.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• on the table: Located on the surface of a table.
• walk around: To stroll or wander in a leisurely way.
• stick with: To continue to support or stay loyal to someone or something.
• taking it on the chin: To accept criticism or difficulties bravely.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• on air: Being broadcast on radio or television.
• point out: To make others aware of an idea
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• consumption: The act of buying and using products
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• crush: Strong attraction to someone
• efficient: Able to produce results without waste
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• tiny: Very, very small
• dramatically: In a sudden or extreme manner
• benefit: Good result or effect, something advantageous
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• account: An advantage
• deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
• performance: Act of doing something
• trail: Series of marks or signs left by something moving
• cram: To add more to something that is already full
• divorce: Legal breakup of a marriage
• mustard: Spicy yellow or brown condiment used to add flavor
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• potent: (Of men) being able to make a woman pregnant
• press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• industrial: Concerning making things in factories
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• tariff: List of fixed prices at hotel
• quarter: 25 cents
• technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
• chain: To feel to be bound or tied to
• mighty: Having great strength or great size
• ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
• boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
• chip: To break a small piece off something such as a cup
• offset: To compensate for or counterbalance the effect of
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• chin: Part of your face below your mouth above your neck
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• pack: Bag carried on the back of donkey, etc.
• sauce: Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
• expiration: Coming to an end of a period, validity
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• income: Earned money from work, investments or business
• spice: Plant used for making food sweet or hot-tasting
• chart: Drawing showing information in a clear way
• frank: Member of the ancient Germanic peoples
• pantry: Room for preparation or storage of foods
• percentage: Part of a whole divided into hundredths
• restaurant: Place where you can order, buy and eat a meal
• needle: Part of a medical device used to inject medicine
• ketchup: Thick red sauce made from tomatoes
• light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• asleep: In a state of sleep; sleeping
• full: Containing all the parts; complete
• gym: Physical education taught as a class in school
• blueprint: Plans of how buildings will be built
• date: To have become old-fashioned
• olive: Person's name
• hydration: Process of supplying or adding water to
• pre: A prefix meaning 'before'
• whiz: To move fast, making whistling or whoosh sound
• overshadow: To be more important or significant by comparison
• fingernail: Nail at the end of a finger
• martini: Cocktail made with gin and vermouth