| A | B |
|---|
| virtual | not real, created on a computer; ~ reality |
| disregard | pay no attention to, ignore; he ~ed my advice |
| envision | imagine, picture; I ~ a future where we can all live in peace |
| commodity | something that has value; time is a valuable ~ |
| revenue | money 'coming in', income; ~ from sales has fallen sharplly in the last month |
| trademark | symbol of a company protected by law; IBM is the registered ~ of International Business Machines |
| spark | cause, trigger; the choice of Madonna as US ambassador to the UN ~ controversy |
| speculation | guessing possible answers without having enough information; this is pure ~ - you have no evidence! |
| venture | a new activity in business, often risky; he asked his father for money for his new ~ |
| catchy | memorable, especially used for songs; what a ~ tune! |
| sue | take someone to court; after breaking his leg in the accident he decided to ~ the other driver |
| catch on | become popular; unfortunately, his invention, though useful, didn't ~ |
| figure out | understand (after thinking about it); see if you can ~ the answer to this question |
| turn out | have a (n unexpected) result; things didn't ~ like we planned |
