Vocabulary

• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• have to: Must do
• shake up: To completely rethink or reorganize something
• back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• evidence of: Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
• rely on: To depend on someone or something
• run through: To pierce with a sharp pointed object
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• for the world: Used to emphasize something would never happen.
• come up: To come closer to someone; approach
• pass through: To experience something, often unpleasant or difficult.
• as a result of: Because of something; owing to.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• account for: To explain the cause or reason for something
• at the hands of: By the agency or through the actions of.
• as opposed to: In contrast to; rather than.
• in the west: Located in or towards the west.
• step back: To move backwards; to move away from something.
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• gross: 144 of something; twelve dozen of something
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• potentially: That could happen or become reality
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• strike: To hit something
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
• domestic: Someone paid to help with housework in your house
• currency: Widespread acceptance
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• compensate: To give (money) to as a form of correcting a loss
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• tactic: One of the ways you attempt to achieve a strategy
• primary: Most important, most basic or essential
• rapidly: With great speed; quickly
• benefit: Good result or effect, something advantageous
• pour: To fill a person's glass or cup with a drink
• deficit: Amount less than what is needed or required
• household: Being in everyday use; common
• coordinate: To match styles or colors that go well together
• brace: Structure that strengthens a joint
• invest: To use resources to build for the future
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• respond: To answer something or someone
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• participate: To take part with others in doing something
• request: To ask for, usually politely and formally
• apparel: Clothing
• development: Act or process of growing bigger or more advanced
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• tariff: List of fixed prices at hotel
• cement: Building material made from gray powder, water
• assemble: To put parts together to make a complete unit
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• inflict: To make someone endure (something bad)
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• foul: Terrible in smell, taste, appearance or morals
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• outlook: General feeling or attitude about something
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• product: Item that can be bought
• part: Division of a book
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• bilateral: Involving two groups of people or two countries
• sew: To make something using a needle and thread
• anew: Doing something again or in a different way
• pact: Agreement between people or countries
• dependence: Relying on someone for (e.g. financial) support
• southeast: Location in the southeastern part of an area
• footwear: Shoes, socks, etc.
• definitively: Clearly and leaving no further question