Vocabulary

• sell off: To sell something quickly, usually because you need the money or because you want to stop being involved with it.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• calm down: To make or become relaxed after being stressed
• at least: As a minimum
• have to: Must do
• pull back: To move to a safer area; retreat
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
• in perspective: Considered in relation to other things, so as to judge what is truly important.
• at the margins: In a position that is not central or mainstream; at the periphery.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• in private: Not in public; in a place where other people cannot see or hear you
• in the midst of: Surrounded by; in the middle of.
• going on: To continue doing something
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• stick with: To continue to support or stay loyal to someone or something.
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• in terms of
• deal with
• at the moment: At this time; now
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• other than: Except for; apart from.
• turn into: To change to become something else
• got to: To arrive at some place
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• my eye: Used to express disbelief or skepticism.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• happen along: To appear or arrive unexpectedly.
• build out: To expand or develop something, such as a business or system.
• move to: To change the place where you live or work.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• extraordinary: Beyond what is ordinary; very unusual; remarkable
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
• revenue: Money that is made by or paid to a business
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• fundamental: Forming a necessary part, base, or core
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• shift: To change in position or direction
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• frame: To make a person that is not guilty appear guilty
• moderation: Decrease in the amount of something that is high
• private: Being away from others and quiet
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• nuance: Small, not obvious difference in meaning, etc.
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• shatter: To break into small pieces
• hostage: Person held prisoner to get a demand satisfied
• important: Having power or authority
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• public: Owned by the government
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• point: An item to be discussed
• migration: Process of moving to live in another place
• caterpillar: Insect with many legs that becomes a butterfly
• cap: Covering for the end or top of something
• datum: Item of factual information
• underlie: To be the basis, foundation or cause of something
• parameter: A characteristic or constant factor; a limit
• online: Connected to the internet
• neo: A prefix meaning 'recent' or 'new'
• slowdown: Act of slowing down or falling behind