Vocabulary

• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• in the loop: Being kept informed about something.
• check out
• in the hands of: Under the control or responsibility of someone.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• by no means: Certainly not; in no way.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• move to: To change the place where you live or work.
• cut costs: To reduce expenses or spending.
• in a sense: In one way of thinking; to some extent; in some ways.
• account for: To explain the cause or reason for something
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• in part: To some extent; partially.
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• catch up: To become equal with another person
• left standing: Remaining erect or in existence after others have fallen or been removed.
• tap into: To manage to use something in a way that brings you benefits
• buy up: To buy all of something for sale
• on the cheap: In an inexpensive way; cheaply.
• by far and away: Definitely; by a great amount or degree.
• far and away: By a considerable margin; easily the best.
• emerged as: To become known or apparent; to come forth as.
• for instance: As an example.
• land on: To come down to the ground or another surface after flying or falling.
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
• content: Being happy or satisfied
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• regret: Feeling of being sorry, as for what you didn't do
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• advantage: Thing making the chance of success higher
• stigma: Mark of shame or disgrace
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• variety: Particular type of thing or person
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• commercial: Radio or television advertisement
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• financial: Involving money
• establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
• collapse: To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• fraction: Small part of something
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• handful: an amount of something that can be held in one hand; small quantity or amount of people or things
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• intention: Aim or purpose
• retail: Business of selling products to the public
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• tap: To access a liquid (e.g. in a tree) through a hole
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• rural: Concerning the country as opposed to the city
• loop: A circle or curved shape, as when you tie a lace
• important: Having power or authority
• ongoing: Continuing to exist or be in progress
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• fragment: Part that is broken off of something
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• metric: Based on the meter as a standard of measurement
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• business: A company formed for making profit
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• bureaucracy: Governing system with many rules and officials
• bail: Money given to ensure prisoner returns to a court
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
• regional: Of a particular area, not the whole of a country
• vocal: Expressing an opinion publicly in a loud way
• historically: In history; in the past
• bailout: Giving money to help someone get out of debt
• notify: To inform; to communicate specific information
• systemic: Affecting the entire body, system
• nebula: Cloud of dust and gas in outer space
• ceo: CEO for Chief Operating Officer