Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• have to: Must do
• in terms of
• rule of thumb: A practical and approximate way of doing or measuring something.
• lose money: To suffer a financial loss; to not make a profit.
• trade off: Exchange that occurs as a compromise
• without further ado: Without unnecessary delay or introduction; immediately.
• save as: To store a file using a new name or format.
• of a lifetime: Describes something very special or unique in one's life.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• sleep over: To stay at someone's house for the night.
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• as a whole: Considering everything together; in general.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• slow down: To reduce the speed
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• trip up: To cause someone to fall by putting something in their way or by catching their feet.
• next door: Living in the house next to the one mentioned
• pass as: To pretend to be somebody else successfully.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• go for it: An expression of encouragement or approval.
• put aside: To save money regularly.
• rein in: To control or limit something.
• on the news: Reported or broadcasted as part of a news program.
• set up
• on the table: Located on the surface of a table.
• shop around: To search around for a better job deal price etc.
• go higher: To increase or rise to a greater level.
• for short: As a shortened form of a name or phrase.
• save for: To keep money so that you can buy something with it in the future.
• cut back: To use less of something
• hit on: To discover an idea, etc. by chance
• in between jobs: Temporarily unemployed and seeking new employment.
• between jobs: Temporarily unemployed but seeking work.
• to boot: In addition; as well; besides.
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• taken over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• a passion for: A strong enthusiasm or interest in something.
• rough out: To make a preliminary sketch or plan.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• in full force: With maximum power or intensity.
• touch on: To briefly discuss
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• business venture
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• content: Being happy or satisfied
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• grab: To take and hold something quickly
• guarantee: To promise to repair a broken product
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• necessarily: In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
• exact: Completely correct; accurate; specific
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
• financial: Involving money
• debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
• generally: Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• rough: Causing or involving violence, force, and harm
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• budget: Amount of money planned to be spent
• valid: Being in effect or in force, often legally
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• thumb: To use your thumb to request a ride in a car
• dip: To decrease or lower temporarily
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• distribution: Dividing or spreading out to others
• downside: Negative aspect of something
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• multiply: To increase in number by reproducing/having babies
• crash: To damage an object by causing it to hit something
• bucket: Open container with a handle used to carry liquids
• hedge: To select words to avoid saying something directly
• income: Earned money from work, investments or business
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• allocate: To distribute or set apart for a plan or purpose
• categorize: To distribute into classes or the same type
• return: To hit something back to the other player or team
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• view: Opinion, belief, or idea about something
• discretionary: According to your own judgment or self-restraint
• hike: Large and unexpected increase in price, level etc.
• membership: Being a member of a group; joining a group
• discord: Jarring sound from inharmonious notes
• turkey: Edible bird resembling a large chicken
• warren: Large network of connecting rabbit burrows
• diversification: Offering or owning a variety of goods and services
• ammo: Shortened form of 'ammunition'