Vocabulary

• go public: To offer shares of a company to the public on the stock market for the first time.
• right for: Suitable or appropriate for a particular person, purpose, or situation.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• put together: To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• for that matter: Used to emphasize that something is true or likely to happen, or to introduce a related point.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• coming out with: To go out with someone on a date
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• revenue: Money that is made by or paid to a business
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• advantage: Thing making the chance of success higher
• bias: Preference to believe things even if incorrect
• spot: A certain place or area
• accomplish: To succeed in doing; complete successfully
• consider: To think carefully about something
• necessarily: In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• firm: Company that sells goods or services
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• moral: In a way considered proper and good by most people
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• value: Importance you attach to something
• actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• regularly: At the usual time each day, week, or month
• annual: Happening once a year, or every year
• agent: Chemical with the power to make chemical reactions
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• ton: Unit of weight; 907 kilograms (US); 1016 (UK)
• public: Owned by the government
• active: Moving around a lot or doing many things
• point: An item to be discussed
• index: Number showing how prices, wages changed over time
• expenditure: Act of using something such as money or time
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• slack: Condition of being looser or not tight
• chart: Drawing showing information in a clear way
• incline: To bend the head or body forward
• token: Flat, round piece of material used e.g. as coins
• complain: To say something is wrong and should be changed
• perfectionism: Belief that only something perfect is acceptable
• marginal: Very small; on the edge; not important
• datum: Item of factual information
• terribly: To an extreme degree; badly; very
• port: City where ships can shelter during a storm
• browser: Software that lets you search for information
• bull: Large male animal such as a cow or elephant
• silicon: Mineral used in making steel and computer parts
• muse: To think about slowly or over a long period
• connectivity: Degree to which computer system has connections