Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• drive up: To cause something to increase.
• factor in: To include something as an important element when making a decision or calculation.
• account for: To explain the cause or reason for something
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• on the road: Traveling, especially as part of a tour or journey.
• cut back: To use less of something
• catch up: To become equal with another person
• turn on
• make up: To invent or create a story
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• go after: To chase or pursue something
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• together with: In addition to; along with.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• in terms of
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• all along: From the beginning; all the time.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• shout out: A public expression of greeting or praise.
• apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• surge: Sudden movement in one direction by many
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• military: Army or armed forces
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• ignore: To not listen to, look at, or pay attention to
• inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
• diversity: Having a range of different races, ideas etc.
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• factor: Something that influences a result
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• account: An advantage
• autonomous: Able to control or decide matters by itself
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• dip: To decrease or lower temporarily
• hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
• strategic: Concerned with strategy; well thought out
• vary: To change something and make it different
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• desert: To leave a place for ever; abandon
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• attract: To make something move closer using magnetic force
• conserve: To save or protect something
• barrel: To travel at high speed
• crude: Lacking manners or finesse; rude
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• fill: To make something full
• worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
• conservation: Protecting the environment or a species
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
• supply: Availability of products and services for use
• chart: Drawing showing information in a clear way
• helicopter: Aircraft with spinning blades at the top
• rugged: (Of mountains) rough and uneven; hard to climb
• coaster: Mat placed under a glass to protect furniture
• gasoline: Liquid we put in cars to make them run
• arid: Being very dry and lacking water
• devil: A spirit said to be evil
• arab: Citizen of an Arabic speaking nation
• chopper: Large heavy knife with a square blade; small ax
• tiger: Large wild cat with orange fur and black lines