Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• going on: To continue doing something
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• lay off: To stop troubling or hitting someone
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• on the part of: By or done by (someone); concerning someone.
• on paper: In theory or as a plan, but not necessarily in reality.
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• at least: As a minimum
• got to: To arrive at some place
• get back to: To get in contact with someone again
• fever pitch: A state of extreme excitement or agitation.
• happen on: To find or discover by accident.
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• on the job: While working; during the course of employment.
• by contrast: Used to introduce an idea or situation that is very different from one you have just mentioned.
• to scale: In proportion; maintaining accurate relative dimensions.
• all at once: Suddenly; at the same time
• at once: Immediately; without delay
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• break into: To start suddenly (crying, panicking, etc.)
• of interest: Relevant or important to someone or something.
• rely on: To depend on someone or something
• slow down: To reduce the speed
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
• at the moment: At this time; now
• perspective: Artistic method of creating a sense of distance
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
• pandemic: (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• vague: Not clearly stated or expressed; rough; unclear
• flip: To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
• tend: To move or act in a certain manner
• resilient: Recovering quickly from something bad
• solid: Being able to be trusted; reliable
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• recession: Act of moving backward gradually
• pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• candidate: Politician who is running for public office
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• labor: To struggle to do something because it's difficult
• volume: Number or amount of something e.g. sales
• pace: Rate of speed at which something moves or happens
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• hesitant: Pausing because unsure or reluctant to act
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• trend: Current style or fashion
• reassure: To make feel less worried about something
• ratio: The relationship in relative size, etc.
• quarter: 25 cents
• reserve: To arrange for a room or table be kept for you
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• loose: To shoot or fire something from a gun
• important: Having power or authority
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• tight: Showing anxiety or anger; tense
• sector: Part that a place is divided into
• prospective: Likely to happen or be something in the future
• scream: To make a sudden loud, high sound
• active: Moving around a lot or doing many things
• great: Very good; better than before
• quit: To leave a job
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• frenzy: State of uncontrollable, often crazy, behavior
• hover: (Bird/helicopter) to fly staying in one position
• workforce: The total number of working people
• resignation: Reluctant acceptance when a thing can't be avoided
• historic: (Of past event) having an effect on future; famous
• lousy: Very poor or bad; disgusting
• burnout: When you get exhausted from the effort of your job
• unemployment: Number of people without jobs in a country
• discharge: To complete a task that has been assigned
• complain: To say something is wrong and should be changed
• depress: To make someone feel sad or miserable
• quantify: To find or calculate the quantity of something
• marketplace: Place where a public market is held
• layoff: Act of sacking employees when work is lacking