Vocabulary

• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• have to: Must do
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• seek out: To look for and find someone or something, especially when it is not easy to find.
• found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• cash in: To sell asset to get money back
• account for: To explain the cause or reason for something
• set aside: To reject or throw away, e.g. an idea
• set up
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• first off: To begin with; firstly.
• at least: As a minimum
• cash flow
• stay afloat: To have enough money to pay what you owe; to survive financially.
• back up: To save a copy of your computer data
• ask for it: To behave in a way that will cause trouble or punishment.
• individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• sneak: To move around in a way so no one will see you
• separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
• venture: (Business) activity involving calculated risks
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• account: An advantage
• hustle: To make someone move quickly by pushing them
• cautious: Careful about avoiding danger, problems
• fold: To bend one part of something against another
• profit: Benefit from doing something
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• profitable: Being useful; benefiting someone or something
• maintenance: Keeping (a machine) working by checking and fixing
• sole: The part of your foot which touches the ground
• parachute: To drop supplies from a plane via parachute
• storage: Act of storing something; a depository for goods
• carve: To cut a piece of cooked meat into thin slices
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• endorsement: Support for a product for advertising purposes
• gig: Show; performance; job for a musician or performer
• metric: Based on the meter as a standard of measurement
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• quit: To leave a job
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• pack: Bag carried on the back of donkey, etc.
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• business: A company formed for making profit
• consult: To ask the advice, opinion of a (paid) specialist
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• product: Item that can be bought
• strictly: In compliance with the rules
• realistically: In a practical manner; taking context into account
• income: Earned money from work, investments or business
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• rent: To give the use of something in return for payment
• biology: The study of living things
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
• list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
• calculate: To find an answer using mathematics
• afloat: Remaining on top of a liquid; floating
• marketing: To publicize products to get you to buy; advertise
• hustling: To make someone move quickly by pushing them
• hedgehog: Small mammal making a spiky ball if threatened
• diving: To swim deep under water with an air supply
• measly: So small in amount that it is almost an insult
• shipping: To transport goods by boat, truck or plane
• uncommon: Not typical; not normal; unusual
• knitting: To join or be joined closely together
• online: Connected to the internet
• widget: Something whose name is forgotten/not known
• grandma: Mother of your father or mother