Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• at least: As a minimum
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• all along: From the beginning; all the time.
• have to: Must do
• on to: Toward something; forward
• going on: To continue doing something
• at midnight: At twelve o'clock at night; the middle of the night.
• back up: To save a copy of your computer data
• in the green: Having a financial profit or gain.
• in the red: Operating at a loss; in debt.
• back off: To stop supporting; lose courage
• allow for: To take into consideration
• talk on: To talk at length about a particular subject.
• on sunday: Every Sunday; each Sunday.
• out of line: Not following the rules or accepted standards of behaviour; inappropriate.
• in effect: In reality; in practice; virtually
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• in short supply: Not available in sufficient quantity; scarce.
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• catch up: To become equal with another person
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• bunch: A group of things of the same kind
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• firm: Company that sells goods or services
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• bond: Rope, chain or other thing used to tie someone up
• worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
• recession: Act of moving backward gradually
• absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
• leverage: An advantage which gives you influence or power
• acknowledge: To say you have received a letter, gift, etc.
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• tactic: One of the ways you attempt to achieve a strategy
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• pause: To stop doing for a while before continuing
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• deny: To refuse to allow or accept something
• brace: Structure that strengthens a joint
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• likelihood: Chance that something might happen
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• plunge: (Of prices, hopes etc.) to decrease very quickly
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• scramble: To cause war planes to take off quickly
• react: To change when mixing with other chemicals
• tariff: List of fixed prices at hotel
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• insist: To demand that someone do something
• policy: Document stating terms of an insurance agreement
• uncertainty: Feeling of not really knowing what will happen
• confusion: Not knowing what to do; state of disorder
• impose: To make someone to do or endure something
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• postpone: To schedule for a later time
• lawn: Fine cotton cloth, either plain or printed
• lap: (Of water) to move in a gentle repeated motion
• negotiate: To have a formal discussion to reach an agreement
• forecast: Prediction of some future thing, e.g. the weather
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• business: A company formed for making profit
• pharmaceutical: Concerning the science of drugs and medicines
• flexibility: The quality of being able to be bent or stretched
• historic: (Of past event) having an effect on future; famous
• punitive: Intended to punish; severe; harsh
• reciprocal: Equal and meeting the needs of both sides
• volatility: Changing from a solid or liquid to a gas
• dimensional: Concerning how many planes an object exists in
• giveaway: Gift of public resources to benefit a small group
• signify: To mean something; be a symbol of something
• incidentally: As part of something else; as it happens
• credibility: Quality of being believable or deserving of trust
• calculate: To find an answer using mathematics
• tumultuous: Chaotic
• understatement: Description undervaluing how important a thing is