Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• going on: To continue doing something
• lose money: To suffer a financial loss; to not make a profit.
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• in business: Actively operating as a commercial enterprise.
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• side note: A brief piece of additional information or a comment that is related to the main subject but is not essential to it.
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• trade off: Exchange that occurs as a compromise
• make up: To invent or create a story
• as a whole: Considering everything together; in general.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• take good care: To look after someone or something well; ensure their well-being.
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• million dollar: Extremely valuable or impressive; very expensive.
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• for free: Without charge; at no cost.
• weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
• debate: General public discussion of a topic
• description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• revenue: Money that is made by or paid to a business
• necessarily: In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
• brilliant: Having a great amount of intelligence or talent
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• appetite: Feeling of hunger or desire for something
• worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
• premium: Having a higher than normal quality
• account: An advantage
• actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• annual: Happening once a year, or every year
• profit: Benefit from doing something
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• compete: To try to beat others at something, e.g. a race
• increasingly: More and more; in greater degree or amount
• disruption: When a disturbance stops an activity in progress
• technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
• mattress: Thick soft part of a bed that you lie on
• intuitively: In a manner based on feelings rather than facts
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• own: To have something as your property
• daily: Happening every day
• lease: Contract renting land, buildings, etc. to another
• land: Region or country
• business: A company formed for making profit
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• income: Earned money from work, investments or business
• upfront: Frank and honest
• scan: To look inside of the body with a special machine
• subscription: Regular payment for a service, magazine etc.
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• rollercoaster: Amusement passenger ride that rises and falls
• calculate: To find an answer using mathematics
• fireplace: Open area in a wall where a fire can be built
• upgrade: To improve something in terms of quality
• saturation: Process of totally wetting something
• crept: To move quietly so as not to be seen
• sticker: A short pointed knife for piercing or stabbing
• gracefully: In a graceful manner
• dishwasher: Machine for washing dishes
• stabilization: Making something stable, e.g. body's condition
• clockwork: Any mechanism of geared wheels driven by a spring