Vocabulary

• going on: To continue doing something
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
• take out: To apply for and get a license
• have to: Must do
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• out of control: Impossible to manage or control.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• look to: Be looking to. be planning to (do something)
• off the rails: Out of control; behaving unpredictably.
• in reverse: In the opposite direction.
• move to: To change the place where you live or work.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• social workers: Professionals who work to improve the lives of individuals, families, and communities by providing support, resources, and advocacy.
• go after: To chase or pursue something
• cash flow
• fill up
• courtesy of: Provided or permitted by (someone or something).
• out of work
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• pissed off: Angry or annoyed.
• book on: A book about a particular subject.
• on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• at the outset: At the very beginning; from the start.
• work at: To have a job at a particular place or organization.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• to pieces: Broken into many small parts.
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• set up
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• as a matter of fact: In reality; actually; used to emphasize the truth of a statement, often when it differs from what someone might expect or believe.
• share in: To participate in something; to have a part or interest in something.
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• at least: As a minimum
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• above all: Most importantly; more than anything else.
• equivalent: Equal to something in value, use or meaning
• instinct: Natural way of thinking; intuition
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• empathy: Understanding how other people feel/suffer
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• impressive: Causing admiration or respect; grand or expensive
• consumption: The act of buying and using products
• gut: To destroy the inside of a building , e.g. by fire
• narrative: The telling of a story
• recession: Act of moving backward gradually
• algorithm: A step-by-step problem-solving feature
• innovation: Process of creating new ideas or inventions
• affection: Feeling of liking someone or something
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• appeal: Ability to attract interest, attention, or desire
• arguably: Highly likely to be true but not certainly true
• religion: Organized set of beliefs about a god or gods
• acquisition: Process of acquiring; thing that is acquired
• purchase: To buy something; to get by paying money for it
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
• irrational: Not sensible or reasonable; illogical
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• nutrition: Scientific study of the effects of foods on health
• organic: Developing naturally and without a set structure
• penalty: Negative effect resulting from your actions
• wealth: Amount of money or possessions you own, e.g. large
• platform: Flat, raised structure that people stand on
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• fault: A failure or negative aspect of
• profit: Benefit from doing something
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• signal: To be evidence/an indication something will happen
• technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
• organization: Group of people with a particular purpose
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• mission: A task or role someone is given to do
• mate: A friend who you work, live, or go to school with
• person: Man, woman or child
• business: A company formed for making profit
• great: Very good; better than before
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• weak: Not having a strong character
• worm: Small thin tube-shaped animal without legs
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• can: Able to; have the skill to; have the time to
• torso: Body (often dead), without arms, legs, or head
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
• triple: Group or set of three
• shareholder: Someone who holds shares of stock in a corporation
• yankee: Sometimes used insultingly an American