Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• count against: To be a factor that harms or reduces chances of success.
• at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• in the dark: Uninformed about something; unaware.
• on the stock: Present or available in inventory or storage.
• the whole story: The complete and unabridged account of something.
• with the exception of: Excluding; not including.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• ahead of time: Before the scheduled time; early.
• in terms of
• go higher: To increase or rise to a greater level.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
• gross: 144 of something; twelve dozen of something
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
• surge: Sudden movement in one direction by many
• domestic: Someone paid to help with housework in your house
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• shrink: To become smaller
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
• messy: Being complex or difficult to fix
• huge: Very very large
• anticipate: To expect or look ahead to something positively
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• expectation: Belief or hope that something is going to happen
• contraction: Process of becoming smaller in length/size
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• exception: Something different or not included
• gain: To increase in something, such as weight
• briefly: Using little time or resources
• react: To change when mixing with other chemicals
• tariff: List of fixed prices at hotel
• quarter: 25 cents
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• reserve: To arrange for a room or table be kept for you
• important: Having power or authority
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• sharp: Person's name
• uncertainty: Feeling of not really knowing what will happen
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• chief: Leader of a race or group of people
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• remainder: What is left over after the larger part is gone
• flurry: Sudden rush of activity
• liberate: To free someone or something that was captured
• season: One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
• know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
• unexpectedly: In a surprising way because not expected
• preemptive: Acting so as to prevent bad things happening
• come: To arrive at a place
• datum: Item of factual information
• headline: To be the main performer at a show
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• price: Person's name
• leadership: Quality of being able to guide or influence others
• downturn: Worsening of business or economic activity
• update: Addition of a current version of something
• strategist: Expert in strategy (especially in warfare)
• inflationary: Tending to cause increases in prices