Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• lean into: To bend or move your body closer to something, often for support or to get a better view.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
• live for: To consider something the most important thing in your life; to find purpose or great pleasure in something.
• search for: To try to find someone or something.
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• the following: Next in order or sequence.
• huge spike: A large and sudden increase in something.
• tuck in: To start to eat a meal
• bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• back then: At that time in the past.
• in control: Having the power to direct or regulate something; able to manage or direct a situation or person.
• on the street: Located on or along a public road in a town or city.
• per year: For each year; annually.
• food delivery: A service that delivers food to a customer's location.
• live streaming: Broadcasting an event in real-time over the internet.
• lean on: To depend on someone for support or help.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• go on: To continue doing something
• lead to: To result in some action
• in debt: State of owing money to a person or institution
• contend with: To struggle or deal with something difficult.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• trade off: Exchange that occurs as a compromise
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• content: Being happy or satisfied
• pandemic: (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
• opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• revenue: Money that is made by or paid to a business
• evolve: To develop certain features
• advantage: Thing making the chance of success higher
• audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• category: Groups of things that are similar in some way
• decline: To bend towards the ground
• initially: At first; originally
• align: To arrange (e.g. objects) in line with one another
• brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• lean: To balance against or on something for support
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• couple: To join something to something else
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• platform: Flat, raised structure that people stand on
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• digital: Using electronic signals or computers
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• point: An item to be discussed
• great: Very good; better than before
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• pack: Bag carried on the back of donkey, etc.
• competitor: Someone taking part in race, business, etc.
• firsthand: Received directly from a source
• flash: To appear suddenly and briefly
• dimensional: Concerning how many planes an object exists in
• dependency: Relying on person/thing financially or emotionally
• whatnot: Miscellaneous curios
• organically: In a natural way, without a set structure