Vocabulary

• set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
• knock down: To hit something so it falls down
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• paying off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
• such as: For example; like
• except for: Not including; excluding.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• have to: Must do
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• pandemic: (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
• grocery: Daily foods such as flour, sugar, and tinned foods
• capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
• surge: Sudden movement in one direction by many
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• decline: To bend towards the ground
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• decade: Period of 10 years
• recession: Act of moving backward gradually
• shrink: To become smaller
• predict: To guess or estimate what will or might happen
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• endure: To last for a long time; continue to exist
• suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
• ease: To make something less difficult, tight, stressed
• rapidly: With great speed; quickly
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• retail: Business of selling products to the public
• curb: Anything that restrains or controls
• generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• peak: Part of a cap that sticks out over your eyes
• invasion: Entry into a place to cause harm
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• soar: (Of prices, etc.) to increase a lot in a short time
• previously: At an earlier time
• monetary: Concerning a country's economic system
• spill: Accident when someone falls
• reserve: To arrange for a room or table be kept for you
• signal: To be evidence/an indication something will happen
• sight: To aim (a gun) at something to get your range
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• bid: To propose an amount you want to pay for something
• storage: Act of storing something; a depository for goods
• economic: Concerning trade, industry, and money
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• adjust: To change; to attain a desired state or function
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• outlook: General feeling or attitude about something
• worldwide: Spanning or extending throughout the entire world
• gloomy: (E.g. of a room) dark; dim; poorly lit
• rebound: Bouncing off something, then going back into play
• tide: Way opinions or events are developing or changing
• workforce: The total number of working people
• petroleum: Oil found in the ground used to make fuel
• grapple: To engage in close hand-to-hand combat
• unemployment: Number of people without jobs in a country
• consortium: Group formed with the purpose to work together
• indistinct: Not clearly defined; not easy to see or hear
• pre: A prefix meaning 'before'
• bloc: People or nations with similar political aims
• pensive: Dreamily thoughtful