Vocabulary

• on the upside: Considering the positive aspects or advantages of a situation.
• back up: To save a copy of your computer data
• have to: Must do
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• for the best: Resulting in the most positive or beneficial outcome, even if it's difficult or painful in the short term.
• bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
• lift up: To raise something to a higher position.
• in part: To some extent; partially.
• by the job: Payment made for each individual task or job done.
• break even: To neither make a profit nor a loss
• on the other side of: Located across something from a given point.
• turn on
• behind the curve: Not keeping up with current trends or developments.
• of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• as such: Something previously stated or understood
• hang on: To wait for the person you phoned to answer
• push back: To force someone to withdraw or retreat
• got to: To arrive at some place
• move into: To start living in a new house or building
• look back: To think about past events
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• work out
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• back off: To stop supporting; lose courage
• push in: To move ahead of people who are waiting in a line.
• at least: As a minimum
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• positive: Showing agreement or support for something
• consistent: Agreeing with or being similar to another part
• evolve: To develop certain features
• executive: A senior manager in a business or organization
• academic: Concerning education, schools, universities, etc.
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• abstract: Passage of text from an article or book
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
• crawl: To move very slowly or cautiously
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• productivity: Rate at which people or machines produce
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• expectation: Belief or hope that something is going to happen
• construction: Act of building something; thing that is built
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• respect: To follow the established rules
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
• supreme: Greatest in degree/nature/quality; absolute best
• curve: Smooth rounded line that is not straight
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• trajectory: The path followed by a flying object
• bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
• whatsoever: Used to add emphasis to an idea being expressed
• intend: To plan or want to do something
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• animate: To give life, energy, or motion to something
• point: An item to be discussed
• expense: Money you have to pay to do part of your job
• boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
• worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
• sway: Power or influence to control a person or group
• person: Man, woman or child
• slaughter: Act of killing an animal to get its meat
• hood: Front part of the car that covers the engine
• downward: Moving from a higher to a lower condition/place
• patriotic: Having a great love for your country
• datum: Item of factual information
• headline: To be the main performer at a show
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• leadership: Quality of being able to guide or influence others
• agree: To have the same opinion as someone else
• move: To cause someone to have certain emotions
• dismay: To shock and discourage
• unorthodox: Different from the norm in behavior or thought
• hope: When you wish something will happen; what you wish
• speak: To be able to use a certain language
• upward: Toward some higher point or position
• caliber: Degree or grade of excellence or worth
• inaugurate: To celebrate the opening (business or institution)
• chairman: A man in charge of a meeting
• jay: Bird with a blue and white pattern on the wing
• mailbox: A box for putting or receiving mail, emails
• firepower: Relative capacity for shooting, bombing a target