Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• in terms of
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• break a leg: An idiom used to wish someone good luck, especially before a performance.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• right for: Suitable or appropriate for a particular person, purpose, or situation.
• get across: To communicate (something) clearly and effectively.
• look after: To take care of someone or something
• got to: To arrive at some place
• live for: To consider something the most important thing in your life; to find purpose or great pleasure in something.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• taken over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• fall out
• due to: Because of; owing to
• long list: An extensive or detailed enumeration of items, names, or details.
• park in: To drive a vehicle into a parking spot or area.
• pop out: To go out somewhere quickly and briefly.
• bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
• jump on: To criticize someone suddenly and strongly.
• set about: To begin or start to do something
• paid off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
• at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
• down the line: At a later time; in the future.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• build up: To increase the amount; collect something
• set up
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• up to something: Doing something; planning something, often secret or mischievous.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• end in: To have something as the final result.
• sign up to: To register for something, like a service or a course.
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• at the moment: At this time; now
• up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
• at school: Present and attending school.
• step off: To leave or move away from a place or situation, often used as a command.
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• settle for: To accept something although not satisfied with it
• check out
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
• achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
• fancy: To want to have or do something; feel like
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• property: Particular quality that someone or something has
• proper: Correct according to social or moral rules
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• reluctant: Experiencing or expressing unwillingness to do
• firm: Company that sells goods or services
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• financial: Involving money
• fantastic: Strange or unusual in design or appearance
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• passive: Allowing things to happen with quiet acceptance
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• swap: To exchange goods without spending money; trade
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• degree: Amount or extent of something
• invest: To use resources to build for the future
• commission: Money paid for a service, e.g. money exchanging
• wealth: Amount of money or possessions you own, e.g. large
• discuss: To talk about seriously or in great detail
• scary: Causing fear; frightening
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• paycheck: Check issued in payment of wages or salary
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• exceed: To be greater in number, degree than something
• ladder: Series of levels to go up in society or business
• affiliate: Organization that is associated with another
• gamble: To play games to win money
• marketing: To publicize products to get you to buy; advertise
• recur: To occur again or repeatedly
• competency: Ability to do in a fully satisfactory way
• merger: Combination of two or more companies into one
• safeguard: To protect and ensure the safety of
• irrespective: In spite of everything; ignoring drawbacks
• canary: Small yellow songbird that can be kept as a pet