Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• at least: As a minimum
• negotiate with: To discuss something formally in order to make an agreement.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• as a result of: Because of something; owing to.
• intellectual property: Creations of the mind, such as inventions; literary and artistic works; designs; and symbols, names and images used in commerce.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• vulnerable: Being open to attack or damage
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
• boost: To increase something; to make something better
• advantage: Thing making the chance of success higher
• strike: To hit something
• consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
• intellectual: connected with or using a person’s ability to think in a logical way and understand things
• property: Particular quality that someone or something has
• domestic: Someone paid to help with housework in your house
• upset: (Of stomach, etc.) not functioning well; sick
• edge: An advantage you have over others
• benefit: Good result or effect, something advantageous
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• ally: Someone who supports, helps, or defends you
• blow: To move something using air
• fiction: Made-up stories; imagined events
• pace: Rate of speed at which something moves or happens
• degree: Amount or extent of something
• abandon: To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
• steep: Very expensive
• laptop: Portable computer small enough to use on your lap
• pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• clash: To have a disagreement or fight over something
• slap: To hit with the open hand or with a flat object
• ripple: Small gentle low wave on the surface of water, etc.
• aircraft: Vehicle that can fly
• steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• tariff: List of fixed prices at hotel
• negotiate: To have a formal discussion to reach an agreement
• unveil: To remove something's outer covering
• subsidize: To aid, assist, or help pay a cost or price
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• enact: To make a bill into law
• season: One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• disproportionate: Not equal or in balance
• train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
• disagree: To have a different opinion; to fail to agree
• choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
• list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• soviet: Elected government council in a communist country
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• disagreement: Act or state of not agreeing
• unfair: not treating people in an equal way, or not morally right
• traditionally: Something done in a customary, traditional manner
• googly: Cricket ball bowled with a lot of spin