Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• at least: As a minimum
• got to: To arrive at some place
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• in a sense: In one way of thinking; to some extent; in some ways.
• episode: One separate event in a series of events
• chronic: Always or often doing something, e.g. lying
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• perceive: To notice or become aware of something
• assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• approximately: Around; nearly; almost; about (a number)
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• burden: To weigh down with a load; impose a task upon
• detrimental: Harmful
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
• corporate: Concerning (usually large) companies
• inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
• formula: A mathematical or scientific rule
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• rip: To tear or split roughly or cause to tear or split
• pause: To stop doing for a while before continuing
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• retail: Business of selling products to the public
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• deficit: Amount less than what is needed or required
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• investment: Something purchased hoping its value will increase
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• accelerate: To cause to occur earlier than expected
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• era: Period characterized by particular events, people
• monetary: Concerning a country's economic system
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• tariff: List of fixed prices at hotel
• destruction: Act of destroying; damaging beyond repair
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• uncertainty: Feeling of not really knowing what will happen
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• lease: Contract renting land, buildings, etc. to another
• business: A company formed for making profit
• correlate: To have/show the relationship between two things
• gibberish: Unintelligible talking
• unveil: To remove something's outer covering
• diversify: To make or become more varied
• reciprocal: Equal and meeting the needs of both sides
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• cheat: To be unfaithful to (your wife, boyfriend etc.)
• type: Printed letters or blocks used for printing them
• volatility: Changing from a solid or liquid to a gas
• problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
• calculate: To find an answer using mathematics
• customize: To make, change according to the user's needs
• shorten: To make something, e.g. a skirt, shorter
• thy: An old-fashioned word for your