Adjective
savvy
having practical knowledge, shrewdness, and good judgment about a specific subject
impetus
something that encourages a particular activity
to derail
to prevent a plan or process from succeeding
to lay off
to stop employing someone, usually because there is no work for them to do
when push comes to shoe
it can be done if the situation intensifies to the point that you have to do something about it
jarring
a sight, sound, or experience is so different or unexpected that it has a strong and unpleasant effect on someone
backlog
things/work that is piling up waiting to be done or dealt with
to segue
to move easily and without interruption from one piece of music, part of a story, subject, or situation to another
to pare down
to reduce in size/length etc.
the lion's share
the largest part or most of something
convoluted
sentences, explanations, arguments, etc. that are unreasonably long and difficult to understand:
asset
useful or valuable quality, skill, person, possession
to allocate
to give something to someone as their share of a total amount,
to usher in
to cause important changes to start happening:
the haves and the have nots
the people who are not poor and the people who are poor
staggering
very shocking and surprising
the onus
the responsibility or duty to do something
to subsidize
to pay part of the cost of something
to tend to
to care for something or someone
to get a word in edgewise
to find a chance to speak or insert a comment into a conversation when someone else is talking continuously and dominating the discussion
stealthy
quiet and careful in order not to be seen or heard
outlier
a person, thing, or fact that is very different from other people, things, or facts
to shimmer
to shine in such a way that the light seems to shake slightly and quickly
to ein in
to control something and stop it increasing
the bane of my existence
a person, thing, or situation that is a constant source of trouble, frustration, misery, or annoyance