Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• on to: Toward something; forward
• by half: Indicates something is at 50% or to a large but incomplete extent.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• start in: To begin a job or activity.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• whole point: The main purpose or most important aspect of something.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• shift in: A change or alteration in something.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• level out: To become flat or even; to make something flat or even.
• move out: To leave a house or flat permanently.
• as a result of: Because of something; owing to.
• down the road: At a future time; in the future.
• for short: As a shortened form of a name or phrase.
• of old: From a long time ago; in the past.
• for all that: Despite that; even though.
• for the world: Used to emphasize something would never happen.
• factor in: To include something as an important element when making a decision or calculation.
• per year: For each year; annually.
• bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• such as: For example; like
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• in the long run: Eventually; over a long period of time.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• aggressive: Using energy and determination to achieve a goal
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• resilient: Recovering quickly from something bad
• decline: To bend towards the ground
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• legacy: Literature, arts etc. from previous generations
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• domestic: Someone paid to help with housework in your house
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• decade: Period of 10 years
• myth: Popular belief that is false, unsupported by fact
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• shrink: To become smaller
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
• dramatically: In a sudden or extreme manner
• behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
• benefit: Good result or effect, something advantageous
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• motivate: To give someone a reason, the will to do something
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• foreign: Being of a different place or country
• tariff: List of fixed prices at hotel
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• policy: Document stating terms of an insurance agreement
• harmful: Likely to cause damage or injury
• impose: To make someone to do or endure something
• arsenal: Place where weapons are stored
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• economic: Concerning trade, industry, and money
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• aluminum: Very light silvery-white metal used to make cans
• inflate: To fill/be filled with air and make/become bigger
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• part: Division of a book
• retaliate: To take revenge for something harmful or wrong
• geopolitical: Concerning geopolitics
• annually: Every year; once a year
• upstream: In the direction opposite the flow of river/stream
• downstream: In the direction of a stream's current
• exporter: Country, business selling goods to other countries
• cluck: To make a noise like a chicken