| investor | lender/financier |
| technology | high-tech |
| share | interest/part of company's capital |
| last | final/previous |
| painful | hurting |
| view | something that is seen |
| rising | going up/climbing |
| inventories | stock/account |
| manufacturer | maker/builder |
| disappointing | unsatisfactoring/depressing |
| earnings | pay/salary/money for work |
| announcement | advice/declaration |
| led to | cause/provoke |
| fall | drop/ op. rise |
| price | cost/financial value |
| index | pointer/formula |
| surged | arise/grow/glow |
| expectation | belief/hope |
| recovery | improvement |
| since | after all/because |
| drifted | run down/op. decide |
| slowly | not quickly |
| down-wards | reduced |
| seen | detect |
| however | still after all |
| decline | fall/collapse |
| good | not bad |
| thing | matter/subject |
| bubble | can/boil/not real |
| threatened | endangered/ op. safe |
| develop | advance/evolve |
| spring | season following winter |
| investments | lend for a return |
| bank | financial institution |
| line up | list/queue/program |
| take | get/profit |
| public | general/op. private |
| initial | beginning/first/op. final |
| offerings | gift/donation |
| now | presently |
| deflating | devalue/op. inflating |
| forcing | impose/obligating to do something |
| focus | aim attention |
| task | work to do/ duty |
| innovation | change/novelty |
| healthy | in good condition |
| help | advice/aid |
| valuation | cost/appraisal |
| companies | business concerns |
| strong | op. weak |
| encourage | support/help |
| enterprise | undertaking/business |
| though | after all |
| successful | profitable/favorable/at the top |
| ultimate | last/final |
| prize | award |
| entrepreneurs | undertaker |
| pass | succeed/op. fail |
| several | a few |
| rounds | cycle/stage |
