Vocabulary

• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• have to: Must do
• as we know it: In the form or way commonly understood or accepted.
• on sale: Available at a reduced price
• for days: For a long period of time; lasting several days.
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• in the making: Developing or being made; in the process of becoming something.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• get a hold: To make contact with someone
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• going on: To continue doing something
• on the street: Located on or along a public road in a town or city.
• at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
• found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• on the news: Reported or broadcasted as part of a news program.
• come into contact: To physically touch something.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• engage in: To participate or become involved in something.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• epidemic: Disease that spreads quickly affecting many
• opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
• thrive: To be or become healthy or successful
• fundamental: Forming a necessary part, base, or core
• brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
• celebrity: A (famous) entertainer known by many people
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
• financial: Involving money
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• authenticity: Quality of being genuine, not a fake or copy
• register: To record your name on an official list; sign up
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• investment: Something purchased hoping its value will increase
• retail: Business of selling products to the public
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• validate: To show to be officially correct or allowable
• brick: Baked clay block used to build houses, walls
• profit: Benefit from doing something
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• insurance: Protection against loss/injury/death you pay for
• cement: Building material made from gray powder, water
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• distribution: Dividing or spreading out to others
• hype: Advertising, writing, or talk to spark interest
• chew: To bite something many times without swallowing it
• propel: To push, or make move in a certain direction
• consultant: Expert who gives (paid) advice
• wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
• legal: Concerning the law; allowed by law
• central: Being in the middle
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• amusement: State of being amused or feeling enjoyment
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• construct: To build or create something
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• commerce: Buying and selling of goods and services; trade
• grade: To give a road the required angle of slope
• prop: Moveable item used on the set of a theater/film
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• competitor: Someone taking part in race, business, etc.
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• story: One of many floors or levels in a building
• spawn: Product or result of something
• limited: (Of a company) with a limit of financial liability
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• textbook: A book that is used to study
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• sneaker: Canvas shoe with a pliable rubber sole
• marketing: To publicize products to get you to buy; advertise
• mortar: Stone bowl for crushing substances with a pestle
• lineage: People in someone's family who lived in the past
• globally: Throughout the world
• domination: Authority; rule; control
• inverse: Being the opposite of something else
• pantheon: Temple dedicated to all the gods
• datum: Item of factual information
• marketplace: Place where a public market is held
• online: Connected to the internet
• footwear: Shoes, socks, etc.
• onstage: On the stage