Vocabulary

• in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• not surprisingly: In a way that is not unexpected or predictable.
• home in: Move or direct toward a specific target or goal.
• on top of that: In addition to something already mentioned; furthermore.
• get back to: To get in contact with someone again
• get around to: To finally start doing something you avoided doing
• engage in: To participate or become involved in something.
• in public: In a place where anyone can see or hear you.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• symbol of: Something that represents or stands for something else, especially an object representing an abstract idea.
• per year: For each year; annually.
• incredibly important: Extremely significant or crucial.
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• aspect: Way something looks or seems to be
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• grocery: Daily foods such as flour, sugar, and tinned foods
• split: No longer married or in a relationship
• stake: Share/interest in the success of a business, etc.
• firm: Company that sells goods or services
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
• ambitious: Having the desire to be successful in life, work
• accumulate: To gather or acquire so that you have more of it
• venture: (Business) activity involving calculated risks
• purchase: To buy something; to get by paying money for it
• lucrative: Producing a lot of money
• value: Importance you attach to something
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• humanity: Quality of being understanding or sympathetic
• estate: A large piece of land, usually with a large house
• civilization: A highly developed society
• fortune: What might happen to you in the future
• invest: To use resources to build for the future
• wealth: Amount of money or possessions you own, e.g. large
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• intend: To plan or want to do something
• expedition: Long journey, often to a dangerous or new place
• important: Having power or authority
• adjust: To change; to attain a desired state or function
• mission: A task or role someone is given to do
• retailer: Merchant/store who sells goods at retail
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• efficiency: Working well; producing something without waste
• mansion: Very large, expensive home
• own: To have something as your property
• solar: Concerning the sun, or its heat
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• person: Man, woman or child
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• business: A company formed for making profit
• surprisingly: In an unexpected manner; to an unexpected degree
• unveil: To remove something's outer covering
• rocket: Powerful engine that releases hot gases
• donate: To give money, etc. to charity, party, etc.
• atlantic: Of the ocean between Africa and the Americas
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• found: To become aware of something that is happening
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• jet: Stream of liquid/gas shooting out of small opening
• horn: Device that makes a loud warning noise
• acre: An area of land 64m by 64m (4046.8 sq. m....)
• price: Person's name
• stasis: When the normal flow of a liquid slows or stops
• stockholder: Someone who holds shares of stock in a corporation