Vocabulary

• think about: To consider something carefully.
• start out: To begin your life or career in a particular way.
• in the business of: Engaged in a particular commercial activity or profession.
• very top: The highest point or part of something.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• the bottom line: The most important thing; the essential point.
• feel sorry for: To experience sympathy or pity for someone.
• build up: To increase the amount; collect something
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• hit on: To discover an idea, etc. by chance
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• look the other way: To deliberately ignore something wrong or bad that happens.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• at least: As a minimum
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• perspective: Artistic method of creating a sense of distance
• sophisticated: Making a good sounding but misleading argument
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• prominent: Being important or well known
• firm: Company that sells goods or services
• viral: Of or caused by a virus
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• comfort: To try to make distressed person feel better
• address: Exact street location of a place
• dominant: The strongest; most powerful
• benefit: Good result or effect, something advantageous
• suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• outcome: Something that happens as a result, consequence
• sweat: To do an amount of hard work
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• investment: Something purchased hoping its value will increase
• theme: An main or dominant idea, motif
• honestly: With truth or sincerity; I'm being honest with you
• mitigate: To make less severe or serious
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• crime: Act that is believed to be a mistake or foolish
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• accidentally: Unexpectedly; by mistake
• collective: Business owned or controlled by its workers
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• important: Having power or authority
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• blur: To make something unclear or out of focus
• sudden: Happening or done quickly or unexpectedly
• leak: Act of (gas, liquid) escaping through a small hole
• shrug: To raise the shoulders to show you don't care
• equity: Condition of people being treated the same
• unfortunate: Having bad luck; bringing a bad result
• promptly: At a particular or expected time; right on time
• pipeline: Line of pipes used for carrying gases or liquids
• proverb: A saying that gives advice
• tier: One of the rising rows of seats, e.g. in a stadium
• behemoth: Something that is abnormally large and powerful