Vocabulary

• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• have to: Must do
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• back up: To save a copy of your computer data
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• in times: During periods or moments of.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• spend money: To use money to buy or pay for something.
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• way too long: Excessively long in duration; much longer than necessary or desired.
• rock bottom: The lowest possible level or point.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• lead to: To result in some action
• do the right thing: To behave in a morally correct or proper way.
• give back: To return something you borrowed
• make ends meet: To manage to live on the money you have.
• bring down: To destroy (government, etc.) forcefully
• slow down: To reduce the speed
• out of work
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• hold off: To delay doing something; postpone.
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• cut costs: To reduce expenses or spending.
• lay off: To stop troubling or hitting someone
• stave off: To keep something away; To repel
• as a whole: Considering everything together; in general.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• in part: To some extent; partially.
• in no small part: To a large extent; playing an important role.
• rely on: To depend on someone or something
• at risk: In danger; likely to be harmed
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
• grocery: Daily foods such as flour, sugar, and tinned foods
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• pursue: To follow and try to catch, or to reach a goal
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• shift: To change in position or direction
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
• financial: Involving money
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• effectively: In a way that produces the desired result
• inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
• emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
• require: To demand that someone does something
• primary: Most important, most basic or essential
• account: An advantage
• innovative: Having or using new methods or ideas
• primarily: In the most basic or important way
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• expectation: Belief or hope that something is going to happen
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• wage: Money paid to a worker for the hours they worked
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• peak: Part of a cap that sticks out over your eyes
• scramble: To cause war planes to take off quickly
• digital: Using electronic signals or computers
• goal: Something you try to do or achieve; an aim
• loop: A circle or curved shape, as when you tie a lace
• spiral: A continuous curve round a central point
• disruption: When a disturbance stops an activity in progress
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• surpass: To go beyond or achieve more than someone
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• mission: A task or role someone is given to do
• zone: Area of space designated for a particular use
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• virtuous: Having moral goodness
• archive: To store things such as historical records
• chart: Drawing showing information in a clear way
• historically: In history; in the past
• shaky: Tending to shake, as from weakness or defect
• mid: At (or near) the middle point
• deflation: When prices of good/service fall instead of rising
• deflationary: Marked by decreasing consumer prices