Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• at least: As a minimum
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• amounted to: To have reached a total of; to be equal to.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• from home: Working or operating from one's residence.
• in effect: In reality; in practice; virtually
• regardless of
• on the rise: Increasing; becoming more popular or common.
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• public enemy number one: The person considered most dangerous or undesirable by society.
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• calm down: To make or become relaxed after being stressed
• stick around: To remain in place; not leave or go
• run through: To pierce with a sharp pointed object
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
• hit with: To strike someone or something using an object.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• above water: Not in debt or trouble; surviving or managing successfully.
• everyday people: Ordinary or common people, without special status or wealth.
• on sunday: Every Sunday; each Sunday.
• broken people: People who are emotionally or psychologically damaged.
• whip out
• commonly seen: Frequently observed; often encountered.
• shout out: A public expression of greeting or praise.
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• strike: To hit something
• previous: Existing or happening before the present time
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• financial: Involving money
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• require: To demand that someone does something
• rapidly: With great speed; quickly
• optimistic: Tending to believe the future will be good
• expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
• household: Being in everyday use; common
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• couple: To join something to something else
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
• rural: Concerning the country as opposed to the city
• whip: To defeat thoroughly or easily
• mandate: To order that something is done
• coronavirus: Any of a group of RNA viruses that cause a variety of diseases in humans and other animals.
• previously: At an earlier time
• enemy: Something that stops you doing what you want
• scarce: Not many; Not plentiful or abundant
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• british: Concerning the culture and people of British
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• row: To move a boat using oars
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• reindeer: Large type of deer, associated with Christmas
• public: Owned by the government
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• offset: To compensate for or counterbalance the effect of
• cricket: Sport played by two teams hitting a ball with bats
• cub: Young of certain animals, e.g. fox, lion or bear
• mask: To hide something so that it cannot be seen
• lumber: Pieces of wood cut ready for use in building
• shipping: To transport goods by boat, truck or plane
• inflatable: Designed to be filled with air or gas
• delta: Area where a river spreads and empties into a sea
• skid: To slide along a surface in an uncontrolled way
• midwest: North central region of the United States