Vocabulary

• sell off: To sell something quickly, usually because you need the money or because you want to stop being involved with it.
• at least: As a minimum
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• in terms of
• convention center
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• have to: Must do
• go towards: To move in the direction of someone or something.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
• controversial: Causing a great deal of argument, or conflict
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• dynamic: Always active or energetic; getting things done
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• financial: Involving money
• bond: Rope, chain or other thing used to tie someone up
• contract: To become ill as a result of getting a disease
• toll: Sound that a big bell makes, when it is rung
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• consensus: A decision that is shared by most of a group
• lucrative: Producing a lot of money
• pause: To stop doing for a while before continuing
• asset: Thing that has value to you
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• volume: Number or amount of something e.g. sales
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• relief: Aid given to people in need as after war/disaster
• dire: (E.g. of consequences) very serious
• calendar: A table showing the days, months and years
• approval: Agreement that person/thing is acceptable
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• profit: Benefit from doing something
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• intend: To plan or want to do something
• council: Group chosen to make decisions about something
• harvest: Gathering crops from the fields; the crops
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• basis: Main ingredient or part of something
• monitor: To observe and keep a record of something
• operation: Business or company, or its activities
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• lease: Contract renting land, buildings, etc. to another
• portfolio: A list of the financial assets held by someone
• breakdown: When normal activity or behavior stops
• supply: Availability of products and services for use
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• contend: To struggle or compete for
• benchmark: Standard by which other similar things are judged
• broadly: In a general (not detailed) manner
• mayor: Head of a town or city government
• datum: Item of factual information
• municipal: Concerning a city or town government
• standpoint: Mental position from which things are viewed
• lemon: Badly made or poorly functioning product