Vocabulary

• got to: To arrive at some place
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• in regard to: Concerning; in relation to.
• have to: Must do
• at least: As a minimum
• lock in: To secure something, such as a price or deal, for a specific period.
• stave off: To keep something away; To repel
• cash flow
• break even: To neither make a profit nor a loss
• a couple hundred: Approximately two hundred.
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• weigh in: To be weighed before a sports event to check you are not over a certain weight
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• hedge in: To surround or restrict movement or freedom.
• look to: Be looking to. be planning to (do something)
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• darn good: Extremely good; excellent.
• in advance: Ahead of time; before something happens
• in progress: Currently taking place or being done; not yet completed.
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• agricultural products: Goods produced through agriculture, including crops and livestock.
• every kind of: Each and all types of something; all varieties of.
• in effect: In reality; in practice; virtually
• in terms of
• over the counter: Denoting a security traded directly between two parties, not on an exchange.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• point out: To make others aware of an idea
• pick on: To tease or bully someone
• followed up: To check information or facts later
• tamp down: To reduce or suppress feelings or a situation.
• down with: Suffering from an illness.
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• year: Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
• sheep: Animal with a woolly coat raised for meat or wool
• warm: To become more friendly or to like something
• eat: To put food in your mouth
• money: Coins or notes we use to pay for things
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• buy: To believe something; accept
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• pay: To give money for goods or work done
• daughter: A female child of someone
• email: A message like a letter sent by computer or phone
• halfway: A middle point between two extremes
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• sit: To take an exam
• market: To publicize products to get you to buy; advertise
• size: How big or small a thing is
• chicken: A bird raised for its eggs and meat
• sell: To exchange something for money
• cash: Physical money (not credit card or digital)
• lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• price: Person's name
• advice: Suggestion about what would help someone
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• friendly: Acting like a friend; kind and helpful
• story: One of many floors or levels in a building
• worried: Feeling troubled or concerned
• holding: To agree to keep something for someone
• point: An item to be discussed
• cattle: Cows or bulls on a farm
• beef: Red meat from cows
• crop: Plants grown on a farm for food, e.g. corn or rice
• corn: Small, painful hard spot on the foot
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• lock: To become fixed in place and hard to move
• regard: Admiration or respect for a person or thing
• feed: To give food, e.g. to animals or a baby
• feeder: Device that supplies food to animals
• opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
• agent: Chemical with the power to make chemical reactions
• professional: Of jobs such as doctor, lawyer, accountant, etc.
• independent: Making your own decisions; acting by yourself
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• advantage: Thing making the chance of success higher
• hedge: To select words to avoid saying something directly
• insurance: Protection against loss/injury/death you pay for
• consumer: Person who buys goods or services
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• harvest: Gathering crops from the fields; the crops
• global: Concerning, involving, affecting all of something
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• rib: One of the curved bones protecting the chest/heart
• conservation: Protecting the environment or a species
• apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
• input: Advice or ideas that someone provides
• wisdom: Knowledge gained from experience in life
• effectively: In a way that produces the desired result
• protection: Being kept from harm
• policy: Document stating terms of an insurance agreement
• commodity: Something useful or valuable, usually for sale
• lessen: To make something smaller in amount or importance
• subsidy: Money paid to keep the cost or price affordable
• realm: Area ruled by a king or queen
• phenomenal: Amazing; remarkable
• bankruptcy: State of having no money and unable to pay debts
• livestock: Any animals kept for use or profit
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• methane: Colorless gas without smell often used as fuel
• marketing: To publicize products to get you to buy; advertise
• flax: Fiber that is woven into linen fabric
• utilize: To use something for a particular purpose
• inventory: List of items stored at a place
• trimmed: (Hair, etc.) cut so as to make neater/shorter
• fiddler: An unskilled person who tries to fix or mend
• divergence: Moving away; becoming different or separate
• hedging: To select words to avoid saying something directly