Vocabulary

• think about: To consider something carefully.
• as opposed to: In contrast to; rather than.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• such as: For example; like
• sell off: To sell something quickly, usually because you need the money or because you want to stop being involved with it.
• go beyond: To do more than planned or expected; exceed
• pull back: To move to a safer area; retreat
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
• wait on: To serve customers in a restaurant, shop, etc.
• deal with
• get back to: To get in contact with someone again
• by and large: Generally; on the whole; mostly.
• look through: To examine carefully to see what is there
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• forget about: To stop thinking about something; to ignore something.
• to date: Up to the present time; until now.
• scenario: An imagined sequence of events in a plan/project
• concept: Abstract idea of something or how it works
• revenue: Money that is made by or paid to a business
• enthusiasm: Hobby or interest that you are passionate about
• roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
• decade: Period of 10 years
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• attractive: Making you like them, as by being good-looking
• benefit: Good result or effect, something advantageous
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• core: To take out the central section of a fruit
• couple: To join something to something else
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• equal: Same in shape, size, or number
• halt: To stop, or cause something, e.g. a car, to stop
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• 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
• ecosystem: Types of plants and animals in an specific area
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• discuss: To talk about seriously or in great detail
• hype: Advertising, writing, or talk to spark interest
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• ratio: The relationship in relative size, etc.
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• signal: To be evidence/an indication something will happen
• important: Having power or authority
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• alphabet: Letters, symbols, characters of a written language
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• basis: Main ingredient or part of something
• relative: Measured or considered in comparison to another
• point: An item to be discussed
• chip: To break a small piece off something such as a cup
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• business: A company formed for making profit
• dividend: Money given to the owners of stock in a company
• incline: To bend the head or body forward
• cite: To officially order someone to appear in court
• datum: Item of factual information
• semiconductor: Silicon chip used in computers
• silicon: Mineral used in making steel and computer parts
• wade: Person's name
• foundry: Factory making metal objects, e.g. for machinery
• homepage: First, front page of a website
• mag: Shortened form of 'magazine' (publication)