Vocabulary

• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• improve on: To make something better than it was before.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• short and sweet: Brief and pleasant; concise and agreeable.
• in business: Actively operating as a commercial enterprise.
• tricky question: A question that is difficult to answer, often because it is designed to be confusing or misleading.
• have to: Must do
• at work: Located at one's place of employment
• at a time: Separately; one by one
• play in: To participate or compete in a game or competition.
• right for: Suitable or appropriate for a particular person, purpose, or situation.
• apart from: Except for; not considering
• experience in: Knowledge or skill gained from doing something for a period of time.
• a passion for: A strong enthusiasm or interest in something.
• go together: To match well; to be harmonious or aesthetically pleasing.
• together with: In addition to; along with.
• at least: As a minimum
• in touch: Having contact or communication with someone.
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• native: Someone from or born in a specific country
• tend: To move or act in a certain manner
• tricky: Difficult, so needing skill to do or deal with
• convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• doubt: Not being sure of something; lack of certainty
• strength: Condition of being strong
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• combination: Series of letters or numbers needed to open a lock
• career: Particular occupation in professional life
• curious: Wanting to know more about something
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• quality: Feature associated with someone or something
• bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• admire: To feel respect or wonder toward someone
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• effectively: In a way that produces the desired result
• prestigious: Respected as being important and with high status
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• organize: To arrange and plan things, e.g. a party
• fake: Not real; made to look like something real
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• bachelor: Person who earned a first degree at a university
• avid: Very eager (fan, collector of something, etc.)
• volunteer: Working willingly without pay to help others
• clarify: To make a liquid become clear or pure
• juggle: To entertain by throwing and catching balls, etc.
• marketing: To publicize products to get you to buy; advertise
• online: Connected to the internet