Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• build out: To expand or develop something, such as a business or system.
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• work to do: Tasks or activities that need to be accomplished.
• back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• get back to: To get in contact with someone again
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• got to: To arrive at some place
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• pile on: To add a large amount of something.
• break out
• being driven by: Currently being motivated or controlled by a particular factor or force.
• in the field: Working or doing research in a real-world environment, not in a classroom or laboratory.
• in part: To some extent; partially.
• deal with
• build up: To increase the amount; collect something
• put out: To publish, e.g. a book
• on the dot: Exactly on time; punctual.
• go away: To go on vacation
• in a row: One after another without a break.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• for short: As a shortened form of a name or phrase.
• have on: To be wearing something.
• in competition: Taking part in a contest or rivalry.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• going on: To continue doing something
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• extent: Point, level or limit to which something reaches
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
• spike: The top point in a graph
• recession: Act of moving backward gradually
• automatically: In a way not requiring control by a person
• competition: Fighting against others to win something
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
• path: Method of living leading to a particular result
• persistent: Continuing to do something despite challenges
• core: To take out the central section of a fruit
• optimistic: Tending to believe the future will be good
• nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• investment: Something purchased hoping its value will increase
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• wealth: Amount of money or possessions you own, e.g. large
• mandate: To order that something is done
• hype: Advertising, writing, or talk to spark interest
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• ambiguity: State of being confusing, uncertain or unclear
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• additional: Further or added
• century: Period of 100 years
• policy: Document stating terms of an insurance agreement
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• promise: To say you will certainly do something
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• aggregate: A sum total amount of something
• discourage: To make a person feel less courageous or hopeful
• dot: To place small amounts/things in various places
• datum: Item of factual information
• bounty: Supply of something good in plentiful amounts
• credible: Believable; that can be believed or trusted
• unacceptable: Not being or behaving in the correct or right way
• midwest: North central region of the United States
• overheat: To become too hot