Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• at least: As a minimum
• on paper: In theory or as a plan, but not necessarily in reality.
• at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
• eat into: To reduce the amount of something, especially money.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• in reality: Actually; in fact; truly.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
• commitment: Permanent love or concern for person, thing
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• revenue: Money that is made by or paid to a business
• necessarily: In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
• split: No longer married or in a relationship
• amount: Quantity of something
• measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
• reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• automatically: In a way not requiring control by a person
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• retain: To continue to have or use; keep the quality of
• deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
• insurance: Protection against loss/injury/death you pay for
• rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
• platform: Flat, raised structure that people stand on
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• ratio: The relationship in relative size, etc.
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• hail: To speak of something with admiration/excitement
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• accident: Sudden unplanned event causing damage, injury etc.
• great: Very good; better than before
• difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
• minimum: Smallest degree or level that is acceptable
• business: A company formed for making profit
• caution: Quality of being cautious; avoiding risk, danger
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• fare: Money people pay to travel on buses, taxis, boats
• percentage: Part of a whole divided into hundredths
• workplace: Place where work is done
• partnership: Shared business relationship with someone
• diver: Person swimming under water
• motorcycle: Motorbike; vehicle with two wheels and an engine