VIP Class Notes (Jesse)

Vocabulary

we had a heavy downpour

flash flood – a sudden sharp rise in water levels

the program has a big problem – the program has some issues / has some areas of weakness / areas that need work / need attention 

I think – I feel / I believe… 

they are wondering to follow the goalthey expect to still achieve the targets 

they expect (way of thinking) = I think it will / it should happen

they assume (way of thinking) = I guess it will happen / it’s true

they wonder (active) = they are actively considering but need confirmation

they are looking forward to do sth
they are looking to

timing is a key factor / point – sth important that we need to consider

we have a big market share / we control a big part of the market 

time is of the essence

it costs time – takes / requires / demands time / it’s very time consuming 

measure – quantify (numbers) 

poach (v) – to take staff from another company
eg. I don’t want to disrespect my previous boss by poaching his staff

“you can’t have your cake and eat it too” – you can’t have everything, you need to sacrifice sth to gain sth

objective – sentence / more general – statement
goal – general / label / reach – describe 
target – number / specific – number

Grammar

provide me with many resources = provide the resources to me

Pronunciation

competitors – com PET dit tz