Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• gender equality: The state in which access to rights or opportunities is unaffected by gender.
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• have to: Must do
• set out: To arrange something in an orderly fashion
• right out of the gate: Immediately at the beginning of an event or process.
• out of the gate: At the very beginning of an event or process.
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• pay gap: The difference between the average earnings of different groups of people (e.g., men and women) in a workforce.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• for the most part: Generally; mostly; on the whole.
• in business: Actively operating as a commercial enterprise.
• meet with: To have a meeting with someone in order to discuss something.
• not available: Not able to be used or obtained; inaccessible.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• potentially: That could happen or become reality
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• reward: To give something because of someone's good work
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
• concentrate: To cause to be present in large amount or number
• reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
• shift: To change in position or direction
• shrink: To become smaller
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• dramatically: In a sudden or extreme manner
• venture: (Business) activity involving calculated risks
• require: To demand that someone does something
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• independent: Making your own decisions; acting by yourself
• household: Being in everyday use; common
• responsible: Being the cause of something that has occurred
• survey: Broad view or general description of something
• flexible: Bending easily
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• gender: State of being male or female
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• exceptionally: In an extremely and unusually good way
• statistic: Number that represents a piece of information
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• cluster: To come together in a group, flock etc.
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• own: To have something as your property
• sudden: Happening or done quickly or unexpectedly
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
• business: A company formed for making profit
• booth: Small area where someone does something privately
• income: Earned money from work, investments or business
• chart: Drawing showing information in a clear way
• part: Division of a book
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• disproportionate: Not equal or in balance
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• considerably: Quite a lot; to a large degree
• dot: To place small amounts/things in various places
• capitalist: Person believing in private ownership of property
• shrunk: To become smaller
• median: Being in the middle or average
• mid: At (or near) the middle point
• pew: Long bench, usually used in churches