| DILEMMA | a situation in which it is very difficult to decide what to do |
| ACCOUNTABLE | responsible for the effects of your actions |
| IMMENSE | extremely big |
| BRIEFING | information or instructions that you get before you have to do sth |
| INCUR | to experience sth as a result of actions you have taken |
| RATIO | a relationship between two amounts represented by a pair of numbers |
| REINVENT THE WHEEL | perform unnecesary work |
| PERTINENT | directly relating to sth that being considered |
| HEED | to pay attention to someone's advice or warning |
| WORTH ITS WEIGHT IN GOLD | be very valuable |
| LABORIOUSLY | taking a lot of time and effort |
| GO ABOUT (STH) | to do sth in the way that you usually do |
| RECTIFY | to correct sth that is wrong |
| VENTURE CAPITAL | money lent to someone so that they can start a new business |
| VAST | extremly big |
| INTEGRITY | the quality of being honest and strong about what you believe to be right |
| SHED LIGHT | to make sth easier to understand by providing new or better information |
| MURKY | dark and difficult to see; complicated to understand |