| Term | Definition |
| to encounter | to experience something, especially problems or opposition |
| to estimate | to try to judge the value, size, speed, cost etc of something |
| to predict | to say that something will happen, before it happens |
| to prioritise | to put several things, problems etc in order of importance |
| to spread | to divide up something, for example investments, into different areas so as to reduce the possibility of loss |
| to calculate | to guess something using as many facts as you can find |
| to minimise | to reduce something that is difficult, dangerous, or unpleasant to the smallest possible amount |
| to eliminate | to completely get rid of something |
| to reduce | to make something smaller or less in size |
| to face | to deal with something (a problem or issue) |