Vocabulary

• rock bottom: The lowest possible level or point.
• at its peak: At the highest point of achievement, intensity, or development.
• lay off: To stop troubling or hitting someone
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• in times: During periods or moments of.
• at least: As a minimum
• at a cost: Involving loss or sacrifice.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
• pump out: To remove liquid from somewhere using a pump.
• better understanding: An improved level of comprehension or knowledge.
• have to: Must do
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• pull in: To arrest person and take them to police station
• ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
• authentic: From a reliable source; accurate; true
• pandemic: (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• revenue: Money that is made by or paid to a business
• attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
• decline: To bend towards the ground
• legacy: Literature, arts etc. from previous generations
• property: Particular quality that someone or something has
• firm: Company that sells goods or services
• brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
• drain: Hole or pipe that water, waste etc. flows into
• financial: Involving money
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• competition: Fighting against others to win something
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• adapt: To change something for a different function
• emphasize: To stress the items that are important
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• retail: Business of selling products to the public
• estate: A large piece of land, usually with a large house
• undermine: To weaken or destroy secretly and usually slowly
• scoop: To dig out for a hole with a tool or hands
• plummet: To fall quickly, as from the sky
• hefty: Being heavy or large
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• trend: Current style or fashion
• apparel: Clothing
• peak: Part of a cap that sticks out over your eyes
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• retailer: Merchant/store who sells goods at retail
• offset: To compensate for or counterbalance the effect of
• trendy: In the latest style; up to the minute
• proposition: General claim or theory
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• expansion: Making or becoming larger
• license: To give official permission to do something
• possibly: May be true or likely, but is uncertain
• pump: To make liquid or gas flow in a particular direction
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• part: Division of a book
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• wiggle: To move from side to side with short fast movement
• carry: To have a child, be pregnant
• group: Two or more musicians who play music together
• bankruptcy: State of having no money and unable to pay debts
• tenant: Someone who rents a place from the owner
• shutter: Part of a camera that opens to allow in light
• lineup: People arranged by police for identification
• partnership: Shared business relationship with someone
• mall: Large public area often covered with grass
• arab: Citizen of an Arabic speaking nation
• cute: Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
• hostel: Cheap hotel for young people
• teen: Teenager