Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• going on: To continue doing something
• avian flu: A type of influenza virus that primarily infects birds, but can sometimes spread to other animals and humans.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• jump in: To enter a vehicle quickly.
• result in: To cause or produce as a consequence.
• in gross: As a whole; total without division.
• on the table: Located on the surface of a table.
• above and beyond: More than what is expected or required; exceptional.
• made with: Containing a particular ingredient or material.
• in part: To some extent; partially.
• in the works: Being planned or prepared; in progress.
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• at a price: Achieved but with negative consequences or a significant cost.
• keep at: To continuously try to do something
• pop in: To visit someone briefly.
• check out
• gross: 144 of something; twelve dozen of something
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• instant: (Food) requiring very little preparation
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• initial: First letter of your given name
• estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
• financial: Involving money
• competition: Fighting against others to win something
• vice: used as part of the title of particular positions. The person who holds one of these positions is next below in authority to the person who holds the full position and can act for them
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• generally: Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
• journal: A diary; record of what you do every day
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• investment: Something purchased hoping its value will increase
• invest: To use resources to build for the future
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• sneaky: Deceptive and underhand
• hefty: Being heavy or large
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• plastic: Stiff but usually flexible man-made material
• countless: Being too many to be numbered or imagined
• regularly: At the usual time each day, week, or month
• profit: Benefit from doing something
• margin: Edge of an area
• downside: Negative aspect of something
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• threaten: To cause something potential harm, or put at risk
• chief: Leader of a race or group of people
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• boutique: Small fashionable shop
• insanely: In an insane manner
• own: To have something as your property
• pound: The # key on a keyboard
• poultry: Birds such as chickens, ducks, geese etc.
• dime: Coin worth 10 US cents
• continuously: Without stops, breaks, or an end
• choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
• delicious: Very pleasing to eat; especially pleasing
• trek: Slow or difficult journey
• penny: Person's name
• come: To arrive at a place
• price: Person's name
• report: Account of the necessary facts and information
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• mash: To make something soft by beating or crushing it
• flu: Illness causing headache, fever etc.
• analyst: Someone who is skilled at studying details of data
• corn: Small, painful hard spot on the foot
• jumbo: Something that is very large
• mid: At (or near) the middle point
• avian: Of or typical of birds
• soybean: Edible seed widely used to make sauce, in cooking
• officer: Person of high position in an organization
• personalize: To make personal or more personal