Vocabulary

• lay out: To show or explain your plans carefully
• get along: To have a friendly relationship with someone; like
• at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
• at least: As a minimum
• lead to: To result in some action
• pass through: To experience something, often unpleasant or difficult.
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• in all likelihood: Very probably; almost certainly.
• by the by: Incidentally; in passing; as a side note.
• pull back: To move to a safer area; retreat
• gross: 144 of something; twelve dozen of something
• slightly: Only a little
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
• intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
• reinforce: To send more troops/resources to support an army
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• odd: Being unmatched with someone or something
• recession: Act of moving backward gradually
• sluggish: Slow; moving like a slug
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
• faith: Belief in a god or gods; religion
• path: Method of living leading to a particular result
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• journal: A diary; record of what you do every day
• pledge: To make a promise; make an oath
• define: To explain the meaning of words
• turmoil: Very confused situation where things are not clear
• steady: Happening or developing at a regular rate
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• survey: Broad view or general description of something
• temporary: Continuing for a limited time; not permanent
• declare: To make a statement in a strong and confident way
• technically: In an exact and particular manner
• shore: Land along the edge of a sea, lake or river
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• likelihood: Chance that something might happen
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• anchor: Metal hook on a rope used to stop boats moving
• wage: Money paid to a worker for the hours they worked
• retreat: Act of a force moving back from a winning enemy
• mandate: To order that something is done
• spiral: A continuous curve round a central point
• industrial: Concerning making things in factories
• tariff: List of fixed prices at hotel
• array: A regular order or arrangement of things
• reserve: To arrange for a room or table be kept for you
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• trajectory: The path followed by a flying object
• uncertainty: Feeling of not really knowing what will happen
• prefer: To like something better than something else
• horrific: Terrifying and shocking
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• metric: Based on the meter as a standard of measurement
• forecast: Prediction of some future thing, e.g. the weather
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• dial: To call a person or place on a telephone
• chart: Drawing showing information in a clear way
• moody: Showing sudden or wide variations in mood
• reciprocal: Equal and meeting the needs of both sides
• bout: A boxing match
• bureau: Administrative unit of government
• pathway: A path or way that you can walk
• unemployment: Number of people without jobs in a country
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• climb: To rise gradually and steadily to a higher point
• keep: Large, strong tower in the middle of a castle
• price: Person's name
• baseline: Imaginary standard by which things are compared
• call: A order or request for action
• stoke: To add fuel or tend a fire to make it stronger
• early: Coming/happening before others in a time sequence
• seatbelt: Strong belt in a car to hold you in your seat