Vocabulary

• at least: As a minimum
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• get to the bottom of: To find the true cause or explanation of something.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• on a regular basis: Happening frequently or at regular intervals.
• restaurant chain: A group of restaurants owned by the same company and operating under the same brand name.
• deal with
• request for: A formal application or appeal for something.
• without knowing: Unaware; without being conscious of something.
• such as: For example; like
• in the news: Being widely reported in the media.
• cut corners: To do something badly in order to save money or effort.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• cut up: Be cut up (about) to be upset or angry
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• prior to: Before a particular time or event.
• on site: At the location of a particular activity or project.
• vulnerable: Being open to attack or damage
• grocery: Daily foods such as flour, sugar, and tinned foods
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• positive: Showing agreement or support for something
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• quality: Feature associated with someone or something
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• consistency: Quality of behaving or meaning the same
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• acquisition: Process of acquiring; thing that is acquired
• private: Being away from others and quiet
• require: To demand that someone does something
• benefit: Good result or effect, something advantageous
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
• independent: Making your own decisions; acting by yourself
• illness: Unhealthy condition of the mind or body
• consolidation: Act of combining into an integral whole
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• agency: Business that provides some service for others
• outbreak: Sudden occurrence of illness, discontent etc.
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• request: To ask for, usually politely and formally
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• increasingly: More and more; in greater degree or amount
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• reduction: Act of making something smaller
• chop: To cut into pieces with an up and down motion
• enforcement: Process of making sure that rules are followed
• coordination: When parts of your body work well together
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• act: To behave in a certain way
• agricultural: Concerning farming, or the land
• product: Item that can be bought
• voluntarily: Of your own free will; not because you were forced
• restaurant: Place where you can order, buy and eat a meal
• know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
• problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
• chef: Person whose job is to cook food in a restaurant
• iceberg: Very large mass of floating ice in the sea
• oversight: A mistake; something you forget to do
• customize: To make, change according to the user's needs
• lobby: Main entrance and waiting room of public building
• update: Addition of a current version of something
• taco: Tortilla rolled cupped around a filling
• antitrust: (Laws) preventing unfair business practices
• doge: Formerly the chief magistrate in Venice and Genoa