Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• shout out: A public expression of greeting or praise.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• in some places: In certain locations or areas, but not all.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• take out: To apply for and get a license
• behind the counter: Located in the area where goods are sold or served.
• count on: To depend on someone
• by accident: Without intending to; unintentionally.
• at least: As a minimum
• up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
• join in
• interact with
• get on with: To have a good relationship with someone
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• pandemic: (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
• interact: To talk or do things with each other
• curious: Wanting to know more about something
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• recession: Act of moving backward gradually
• advice: Suggestion about what would help someone
• tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
• inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
• distinguish: To make something clearly different from others
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• steady: Happening or developing at a regular rate
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• evaluate: To form an idea to judge something carefully
• counter: To say or do something in opposition or resistance
• due: When something is required or expected
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• sink: To push something down into the ground
• degree: Amount or extent of something
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• leave: To go away from; depart
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• complicate: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
• count: To add things together to find the total number
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• reserve: To arrange for a room or table be kept for you
• century: Period of 100 years
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• coast: Land near the sea or ocean
• peninsula: Narrow strip of land projecting into a sea or lake
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• confusion: Not knowing what to do; state of disorder
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• economic: Concerning trade, industry, and money
• staff: Employees of a company
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• steadily: At a steady rate or pace; reliably; constantly
• unemployment: Number of people without jobs in a country
• coastline: Area of sea alongside the land in an area
• mainland: Main land mass of a country or continent
• wee: Scottish and Northern English small; short
• inland: Concerning areas that are not near a coast
• lion: Large wild cats from Africa and south Asia
• springtime: Season of growth of plants and trees, after winter