Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• by and large: Generally; on the whole; mostly.
• of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
• bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
• ramp up: To increase the level or amount of something sharply.
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• trade in: To give something as part of the payment for something else.
• bring back: To cause to remember
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• huge spike: A large and sudden increase in something.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• on top of that: In addition to something already mentioned; furthermore.
• bird flu: A highly contagious viral disease affecting birds, which can sometimes spread to humans.
• chicken feed: A very small or insignificant amount of money.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• back to normal: Returned to the usual or expected state or condition.
• get across: To communicate (something) clearly and effectively.
• in the red: Operating at a loss; in debt.
• go around: (Of news, gossip) to be known; circulate
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• moving parts: Components of a machine or device that move to perform a function.
• as few as: The smallest possible number of.
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• on hand: Present and available; in attendance.
• have on: To be wearing something.
• deal with
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• chicken out: To decide not to take a risky action
• trade off: Exchange that occurs as a compromise
• grind to a halt: To slow down gradually and then stop completely.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• at a time: Separately; one by one
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• on the basis of: Because of; using as a reason or justification.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• got to: To arrive at some place
• in itself: Considered alone or without reference to anything else; intrinsically.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• in under: Located inside and beneath something.
• also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
• other places: Different locations or areas
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• with just: Using only; with no more than.
• in terms of
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• content: Being happy or satisfied
• pandemic: (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
• capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
• complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• spike: The top point in a graph
• efficient: Able to produce results without waste
• rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
• typical: Normal; usual; expected
• huge: Very very large
• productivity: Rate at which people or machines produce
• labor: To struggle to do something because it's difficult
• furniture: Items such as tables, chairs, beds or closets
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• distribution: Dividing or spreading out to others
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• inventory: List of items stored at a place
• coast: Land near the sea or ocean
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• canal: Channel cut through land for boats or ships
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• chain: To feel to be bound or tied to
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• container: An object that can be used to hold things
• warehouse: Large building for storing goods, e.g. grain
• sudden: Happening or done quickly or unexpectedly
• aluminum: Very light silvery-white metal used to make cans
• composition: Piece of writing, music etc.
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• great: Very good; better than before
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• product: Item that can be bought
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• refine: To change slightly in order to improve it
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• cargo: Goods carried in a ship or plane
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• port: City where ships can shelter during a storm
• shipping: To transport goods by boat, truck or plane
• potash: Potassium compound often used in agriculture