I HOPE YOU'RE HUNGRY FOR...
Japanese food; we're having this, shrimp & veggies dipped in batter & fried
tempura
With a pillow & mattress made from this "spring-back" foam; perhaps you recall that engineer Charles Yost invented it
One Y Combinator co-founder called Brian Chesky of this stay-in-someone's-house service "The Tasmanian Devil" for his energy
Airbnb
Ambrose Bierce defined it as "a temporary insanity curable by marriage"
Sounds gruesome, but it's actually a person who recruits candidates for top-level jobs
headhunter
This 5-letter type of burger, named for how the patty is flattened on the grill to make it thin, crispy & delicious
smash
The pineal gland in my brain is secreting the right amount of this hormone that's also an antioxidant, so just fine
melatonin
Helion says it'll build the 1st power plant using this process, fission's opposite with no uncontrolled chain reactions
fusion
Spot for a potential earthquake
a fault
A good manager knows how to do this 8-letter word, transfer responsibility for specific tasks to their employees
delegate
A full stack of these pancakes at IHOP, "a true breakfast classic that started it all"
buttermilk pancakes
Better now that I've got these window coverings that sound like they simulate a power outage to stop all light from coming in
blackout curtains
The money you net from an investment
a return
Referring to writers & others who are self-employed & work job to job, it was first used of mercenary knights
freelance
Lunch! Let's have this feminine version of a French sandwich: fried ham & cheese with an egg on top
Really well after a hot bath infused with the essential oil of this fragrant purple flower, a noted natural sleep aid
lavender
Y Combinator wasn't around when Coinstar began, but helped this digital exchange where you can interact with cryptocurrencies
Coinbase
In blackjack it can have one of 2 different values
ace
It's the controversial cost-saving practice of subcontracting services once done in-house to a third party
outsourcing
The classic Roman dish of spaghetti with Romano cheese & ground black pepper known by this Italian name
Cacio e pepe
Like millions of other Americans with the mask known by this 4-letter name to combat my sleep apnea
a CPAP
Founded in 2016 with YC's help, this sports media company has become a big part of The New York Times, which bought it for half a bil
The Athletic
The operating expenses of running a business
overhead
It's the 2-word Latin phrase meaning a particular way of doing something, work-wise or criminally related
modus operandi