Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in terms of
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in control: Having the power to direct or regulate something; able to manage or direct a situation or person.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• build out: To expand or develop something, such as a business or system.
• point out: To make others aware of an idea
• quick look: A brief or cursory inspection or examination.
• for the most part: Generally; mostly; on the whole.
• check out
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• sell off: To sell something quickly, usually because you need the money or because you want to stop being involved with it.
• back up: To save a copy of your computer data
• roughly speaking: Used to indicate that what you are saying is not exact but is still generally true.
• bring back: To cause to remember
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• crashed down: Fell violently and noisily to the ground.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
• the bottom line: The most important thing; the essential point.
• have to: Must do
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
• momentum: Speed or force that is gained when something moves
• flat: Apartment; set of rooms for living in
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• optimistic: Tending to believe the future will be good
• temporary: Continuing for a limited time; not permanent
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• prior: Existing or coming earlier in time
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• colleague: Person you work or cooperate with
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• participate: To take part with others in doing something
• trend: Current style or fashion
• bottom: The part of your body you sit on
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• analysis: Careful study to better understand something
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• punch: Alcoholic drink made from wine and fruit, etc.
• chop: To cut into pieces with an up and down motion
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• basis: Main ingredient or part of something
• zone: Area of space designated for a particular use
• consumer: Person who buys goods or services
• indicator: An instrument that shows temperature, speed etc.
• crude: Lacking manners or finesse; rude
• barrel: To travel at high speed
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• chip: To break a small piece off something such as a cup
• great: Very good; better than before
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• glad: Happy or pleased about something/to do something
• rebound: Bouncing off something, then going back into play
• hover: (Bird/helicopter) to fly staying in one position
• chart: Drawing showing information in a clear way
• balance: Instrument for weighing things
• regain: To get something back that had been lost
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• jar: To have a harsh or unsettling effect on someone
• growth: Improvement, development in a skill over time
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• carry: To have a child, be pregnant
• technical: Complex; difficult to understand
• diesel: Heavy mineral oil used for power engines
• tech: Shortened form of 'technology' or 'technician'
• discretionary: According to your own judgment or self-restraint
• geopolitical: Concerning geopolitics
• radar: Radio device used to find the location of objects
• fib: To tell a small lie
• oracle: Wise person who tells the future