Vocabulary

• play out: To use up or exhaust
• in terms of
• have to: Must do
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• deal in: To buy and sell a particular product or products.
• off the table: No longer being considered or discussed.
• at least: As a minimum
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• down the line: At a later time; in the future.
• down the road: At a future time; in the future.
• at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• at the moment: At this time; now
• turn things around: To cause a situation or business to improve significantly.
• under fire: Being heavily criticized.
• on everyone's lips: Being widely discussed or very popular among many people.
• under the gun: Being under pressure to do something quickly.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• alternative: Something different you can choose
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• potentially: That could happen or become reality
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• amount: Quantity of something
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• shed: Small building used for storage
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• shift: To change in position or direction
• strict: Tending to enforce rules; severe
• competition: Fighting against others to win something
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• adapt: To change something for a different function
• address: Exact street location of a place
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• huge: Very very large
• tension: Feeling of anxiety and inability to relax
• blow: To move something using air
• comprehensive: Including most or all things
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• competitive: Being strongly driven to win or be better than
• previously: At an earlier time
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• erode: To destroy something gradually; be destroyed thus
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• increasingly: More and more; in greater degree or amount
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• point: An item to be discussed
• streamline: To make smooth or more efficient
• barometer: Any instrument that measures atmospheric pressure
• closure: Feeling of accepting a death, divorce etc.
• unable: Not being able to do something
• ceo: CEO for Chief Operating Officer
• unanswered: Was not answered