Vocabulary

• pass on: A polite way of saying 'to die'
• ahead of the curve: Being more advanced or knowledgeable than others.
• the following: Next in order or sequence.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• hand over: To give into the possession or control of another
• lose money: To suffer a financial loss; to not make a profit.
• at that time: During a specific point in the past.
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• huge deal: Something very important or significant.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• have to: Must do
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
• game on: An exclamation indicating the start of a game or activity.
• way to go: An expression of encouragement or approval.
• ultimate: Basic; original; most significant
• pandemic: (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
• typically: In a normal or usual way
• revenue: Money that is made by or paid to a business
• acquire: To get or earn something by thinking or working
• squeeze: Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
• decline: To bend towards the ground
• crush: Strong attraction to someone
• shed: Small building used for storage
• bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
• acknowledge: To say you have received a letter, gift, etc.
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• huge: Very very large
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• retail: Business of selling products to the public
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• console: To make someone feel better in times of distress
• pace: Rate of speed at which something moves or happens
• invest: To use resources to build for the future
• doom: Certain of the failure or destruction of
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• project: To predict what will happen in the future
• gain: To increase in something, such as weight
• correct: Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• splash: To throw water or liquids in many directions
• margin: Edge of an area
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• surpass: To go beyond or achieve more than someone
• promise: To say you will certainly do something
• division: How many times a number is contained in another
• premiere: First performance of a show, film, play in public
• sequel: Story, movie etc. that follows another similar one
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• hook: Bent tool used to catch fish or to hang things on
• fist: Tightly closed hand, as when you punch someone
• portfolio: A list of the financial assets held by someone
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• business: A company formed for making profit
• laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• subscription: Regular payment for a service, magazine etc.
• service: Work that a person does to assist others
• blizzard: Powerful windstorm with large amounts of snow
• spree: Short intense period of shopping/killing etc.
• fallout: Radioactive particles after a nuclear explosion
• subscriber: Person who pays a (monthly) fee to get a service
• recur: To occur again or repeatedly
• tier: One of the rising rows of seats, e.g. in a stadium
• restructure: To change or organize something in a different way
• candy: Small sweet foods made mostly of sugar
• slowdown: Act of slowing down or falling behind