Vocabulary

• set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
• on course: Likely to achieve a desired outcome after a period of difficulty.
• slice of the pie: A share of money, profits, or benefits from something valuable.
• at least: As a minimum
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• dial back: To reduce or lessen something, such as intensity or amount.
• make up: To invent or create a story
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• alternative: Something different you can choose
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• revenue: Money that is made by or paid to a business
• surge: Sudden movement in one direction by many
• consumption: The act of buying and using products
• legacy: Literature, arts etc. from previous generations
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• protein: Group of molecules made from amino acids
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• predominantly: Mainly; in a way that indicates a greater degree
• immense: Very great in size or amount
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• section: A part of a whole
• core: To take out the central section of a fruit
• seek: To ask someone for help
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• investment: Something purchased hoping its value will increase
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• slice: Way of hitting the ball so the ball curves
• trace: To make an outline to determine a shape
• demographic: Group of people with similar characteristics
• fake: Not real; made to look like something real
• assemble: To put parts together to make a complete unit
• pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• livestock: Any animals kept for use or profit
• vegan: Vegetarian who eats no animal or dairy products
• explode: To express an emotion in a sudden and loud way
• chewy: (Of food) needing a lot of chewing; tough
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• piece: A counter in a board game
• boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
• pasture: Area with grass that cattle, etc. feed on
• dial: To call a person or place on a telephone
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• business: A company formed for making profit
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• heat: State of anger, excitement, or arguing
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• plant: Factory or a place where things are made
• globe: A round object, e.g. like the earth; sphere
• amino: Of some substances that form proteins
• greenhouse: Greenhouse gas that makes the Earth get warmer
• globally: Throughout the world
• slab: Thick, flat slice of something
• barbecue: Grill used for cooking food over an open fire
• pie: Baked food with a filling encased in pastry