Vocabulary

• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• have at: To attack someone or something.
• at least: As a minimum
• in a row: One after another without a break.
• jump in: To enter a vehicle quickly.
• factor in: To include something as an important element when making a decision or calculation.
• in addition to: Besides; as well as
• in check: Under control; restrained.
• run out of steam: To lose energy or momentum during an activity.
• gain on: To reduce the distance to someone or something.
• under control: Being managed or restrained; not out of hand.
• search for: To try to find someone or something.
• have to: Must do
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• restaurant chain: A group of restaurants owned by the same company and operating under the same brand name.
• cut back: To use less of something
• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• in question: Being doubted or disputed; under discussion.
• on the horizon: About to happen; approaching.
• to order: To give an instruction or command.
• set out: To arrange something in an orderly fashion
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• shake a leg: Hurry up
• shake it up: To make significant changes or introduce something new to a situation or environment.
• shake off: To free yourself of something, e.g. fear or a cold
• shout out: A public expression of greeting or praise.
• privilege: Advantage or right given to only certain people
• depression: Medical condition of a lack of vitality
• pandemic: (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• revenue: Money that is made by or paid to a business
• dread: To await with great fear
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• definition: Explanation of word's meaning, as in dictionaries
• recession: Act of moving backward gradually
• currency: Widespread acceptance
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• account: An advantage
• blow: To move something using air
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• consecutive: Following one after the other in order
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• plunge: (Of prices, hopes etc.) to decrease very quickly
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• leave: To go away from; depart
• queue: Line of people or cars waiting for something
• criticize: To assess the work of others
• curve: Smooth rounded line that is not straight
• increasingly: More and more; in greater degree or amount
• reserve: To arrange for a room or table be kept for you
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• sharp: Person's name
• mascot: Object, person or animal used to represent a team
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• storm: To act violently or angrily
• economic: Concerning trade, industry, and money
• act: To behave in a certain way
• chain: To feel to be bound or tied to
• slide: Part of machines that slides backward and forward
• outlook: General feeling or attitude about something
• argue: To fight or disagree over something
• cocktail: Mixed alcoholic drink, containing spirit like gin
• rebound: Bouncing off something, then going back into play
• hindsight: Understanding the nature of an event afterwards
• suspend: To hang something or someone from something
• loom: To appear in a large, unclear, or threatening form
• unemployment: Number of people without jobs in a country
• novice: A person with little or no experience in something
• dismal: Bad in a sad and depressing way
• hike: Large and unexpected increase in price, level etc.
• motif: A distinctive form, shape or figure in a design
• missionary: Concerning or connected to a religious mission
• snarl: To growl angrily while baring the teeth
• zeal: Feeling of strong eagerness in favor of something
• fledge: (Of a young bird) to become capable of flight