Vocabulary

• touch base: To be in communication with someone.
• on the same page: To have a shared understanding or agreement about something.
• through the roof: Rising to a very high level; skyrocketing.
• train of thought: A connected series of thoughts.
• reach out: To attempt to communicate with someone.
• in the loop: Being kept informed about something.
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• zero in: To focus on a target
• sign off: To end communications, e.g. by radio
• off the cuff: Without preparation or advance thought; extemporaneously.
• bank on: To rely on someone or something
• brush up: To improve your knowledge, skill, or memory of
• think outside the box: To think creatively and differently from usual ideas.
• outside the box: Thinking in a new and creative way.
• up to speed: Fully informed; aware of the latest information
• at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
• making ends meet: To manage to live on the money you have.
• deal with
• have to: Must do
• have on: To be wearing something.
• for the sake of: For the purpose of; in the interest of.
• at hand: Close by; readily available.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• bring to: To make someone to wake up from being unconscious
• talk about it: To discuss a particular subject.
• in conclusion: Used to indicate a summary or final point.
• break even: To neither make a profit nor a loss
• make ends meet: To manage to live on the money you have.
• ask for permission: To request authorization or consent to do something.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• pot on: Transfer plants into pots for growth.
• cool down: To become cooler; to reduce in temperature.
• calling the shots: To be in charge; to make the decisions.
• in charge: To be responsible for
• call the shots: To be in charge; to make the decisions.
• in a nutshell: As a summary; including the main points concisely
• in summary: Briefly stating or reviewing main points.
• do your best: To try as hard as you can; put in maximum effort.
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• initiative: Ability to come up with solutions by yourself
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
• executive: A senior manager in a business or organization
• spontaneous: Happening on its own, without anyone helping it
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• permission: Right to do something as allowed by another
• presentation: Act of giving a formal talk about something
• contract: To become ill as a result of getting a disease
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
• casual: Being careless or having little thought or effort
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• sake: Japanese rice wine
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• conclusion: End of something; finish
• performance: Act of doing something
• pause: To stop doing for a while before continuing
• investment: Something purchased hoping its value will increase
• agenda: Plan or policy to achieve your goal or intentions
• unexpected: Surprising because it was not expected
• topic: Subject or issue people talk or write about
• reliable: Being likely to be true; believable
• loop: A circle or curved shape, as when you tie a lace
• nutshell: Shell that surrounds the kernel of a nut
• leave: To go away from; depart
• profit: Benefit from doing something
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• important: Having power or authority
• paycheck: Check issued in payment of wages or salary
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• verb: Word that expresses an action or state
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• person: Man, woman or child
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• stove: Device that burns fuel for heating or cooking
• summary: Brief, complete and accurate
• simmer: To cook or be cooked so that it is just boiling
• refund: To give money back, e.g. if a product is faulty
• figuratively: In a manner a metaphor; not literally
• marketing: To publicize products to get you to buy; advertise
• cuff: Fold or band at the end of a sleeve
• reconnect: To connect again
• creatively: In a manner using new ideas