Vocabulary

• in reality: Actually; in fact; truly.
• look back: To think about past events
• due to: Because of; owing to
• have to: Must do
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• signing on: To hire someone for a specific job or activity
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• prior to: Before a particular time or event.
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• at bay: Kept at a distance; held back.
• in the clear: Free from suspicion or blame; exonerated.
• for instance: As an example.
• as a whole: Considering everything together; in general.
• ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
• crucial: Extremely important or necessary
• mindset: Way someone things about something
• constant: Happening frequently or without pause
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• revenue: Money that is made by or paid to a business
• attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
• drastically: In a sudden, extreme or severe manner
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• innovation: Process of creating new ideas or inventions
• inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
• valuable: Being useful or important
• rough: Causing or involving violence, force, and harm
• purchase: To buy something; to get by paying money for it
• contemporary: Being modern, up -to-date, of this age
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• evolution: Theory that living things change over time
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• mentality: Attitude toward, or a belief about something
• admission: Act of allowing someone to enter
• prior: Existing or coming earlier in time
• rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
• prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
• era: Period characterized by particular events, people
• hostile: Unwelcoming; showing ill will, as to an enemy
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• regularly: At the usual time each day, week, or month
• bump: To bounce along over a rough surface
• annual: Happening once a year, or every year
• profit: Benefit from doing something
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• increasingly: More and more; in greater degree or amount
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• beneficial: Giving an advantage, having a helpful effect
• hesitation: Indecision or unwillingness to do something
• bid: To propose an amount you want to pay for something
• storm: To act violently or angrily
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• partially: In part; in some degree; not wholly
• remind: To cause someone to remember what they forgot
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• income: Earned money from work, investments or business
• loom: To appear in a large, unclear, or threatening form
• frank: Member of the ancient Germanic peoples
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• hood: Front part of the car that covers the engine
• attendance: Number of people present at a place or event
• takeover: Change of ownership of a corporation
• turnaround: Unloading/loading/servicing plane for return trip
• tenor: Male with the natural highest adult singing voice
• ceo: CEO for Chief Operating Officer