Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• going on: To continue doing something
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• look back: To think about past events
• sit tight: To wait patiently and take no action.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• touch off: To cause to explode or catch fire
• geopolitical landscape: The global distribution of power and influence among countries and regions, and the dynamic relationships between them.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• take it away: To remove something.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• start out: To begin your life or career in a particular way.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• ramp up: To increase the level or amount of something sharply.
• set up
• cool out: To calm down or relax after being angry or upset.
• deal in: To buy and sell a particular product or products.
• pick out: To choose or select one item from many
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• in play: In a state of being actively involved in a game or activity.
• step back: To move backwards; to move away from something.
• interest of: For the benefit or advantage of someone or something.
• left out: To forget; omit
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• calm down: To make or become relaxed after being stressed
• of value: Having worth, importance, or usefulness.
• lead to: To result in some action
• look over: To check something to see it works well; inspect
• sit down: To take a seat
• down with: Suffering from an illness.
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• out of control: Impossible to manage or control.
• on and off: Intermittently; not continuously.
• go on: To continue doing something
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• do over: To repeat an action; do something again
• wrap up: To complete something, such as a film or project
• go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
• face to face: (Meeting) while looking at someone
• on the phone: Talking on the telephone.
• grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
• blue collar: Relating to manual work or workers, especially in industry.
• inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
• sustainable: Capable of continuing for a long time
• audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• confident: Feeling that you can do well at something
• decline: To bend towards the ground
• integrate: To combine together; make into one thing
• debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
• recession: Act of moving backward gradually
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• deficit: Amount less than what is needed or required
• rhetoric: The study of public speaking or writing techniques
• landscape: Area or scene of activity, especially in politics
• invest: To use resources to build for the future
• relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• tariff: List of fixed prices at hotel
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• border: To be right next to another country or state
• century: Period of 100 years
• shield: A family's coat of arms or insignia
• uncertainty: Feeling of not really knowing what will happen
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• premier: Being the most influential, important, or best
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• argue: To fight or disagree over something
• crude: Lacking manners or finesse; rude
• chip: To break a small piece off something such as a cup
• collar: Band put around the neck of an animal
• portfolio: A list of the financial assets held by someone
• possibly: May be true or likely, but is uncertain
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• volatility: Changing from a solid or liquid to a gas
• churn: To turn milk round and round to make butter
• disagree: To have a different opinion; to fail to agree
• lobster: Large hard-shelled sea crustacean, prized as food
• datum: Item of factual information
• mainland: Main land mass of a country or continent
• politic: Careful what you say; diplomatic
• ideological: In conformity with fixed ideas or beliefs
• geopolitical: Concerning geopolitics
• globally: Throughout the world
• semiconductor: Silicon chip used in computers
• austerity: Lack of luxury or plenty
• silicon: Mineral used in making steel and computer parts
• shipping: To transport goods by boat, truck or plane