Vocabulary

• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• tit for tat: An equivalent given in return; retaliation.
• have to: Must do
• in terms of
• going on: To continue doing something
• bring back: To cause to remember
• in charge: To be responsible for
• lay out: To show or explain your plans carefully
• from the heart: In a very sincere and genuine way.
• in times: During periods or moments of.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
• bitter end: The painful conclusion to something
• for the foreseeable: Referring to a time period that can be predicted or expected in the near future.
• wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
• back up: To save a copy of your computer data
• wash over: If a feeling washes over you, you experience it suddenly and strongly.
• at the moment: At this time; now
• work out
• behind the curve: Not keeping up with current trends or developments.
• on television: Appearing or broadcast on TV.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• at least: As a minimum
• take in: To allow to enter; receive as a guest
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• alignment with: A state of agreement or cooperation between people, groups, or organizations.
• in part: To some extent; partially.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• with good reason: Having a valid or justifiable cause or explanation.
• right for: Suitable or appropriate for a particular person, purpose, or situation.
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• out of the gate: At the very beginning of an event or process.
• as opposed to: In contrast to; rather than.
• in the house: Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• on the other side of: Located across something from a given point.
• at play here: Having an influence or effect in a particular situation.
• on the part of: By or done by (someone); concerning someone.
• step back: To move backwards; to move away from something.
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• rein in: To control or limit something.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• articulate: To express something clearly using language
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• chaos: State of utter confusion or disorder
• bond: Rope, chain or other thing used to tie someone up
• recession: Act of moving backward gradually
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• pause: To stop doing for a while before continuing
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• labor: To struggle to do something because it's difficult
• protest: To argue against something in a forceful way
• agenda: Plan or policy to achieve your goal or intentions
• quest: Long and challenging journey to find something
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• role: Character played by an actor
• foreign: Being of a different place or country
• credit: System to buy something and pay for it later
• tariff: List of fixed prices at hotel
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• representative: Typical example of a particular category
• staff: Employees of a company
• blink: To close and open one or both of the eyes rapidly
• cave: Large hole in the side of a cliff or hill
• fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
• lay: Amateur; not being a trained priest
• fallacy: Idea many people believe is true but is false
• negotiation: A formal discussion to reach an agreement
• tie: To attach things (together) with a string or rope
• part: Division of a book
• announce: To make a public statement about a plan, decision
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
• manufacture: To produce large numbers of products in a factory
• vacant: Having no fixtures, furniture, or inhabitants
• testify: To tell what you know (in court)
• tank: Container for holding liquid or gas
• hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
• hike: Large and unexpected increase in price, level etc.
• reversal: Change to the opposite, often from good to bad
• inject: To add or put in more (money, energy etc.)
• toe: One of the five parts at the end of your foot
• rein: Control; limitation
• robotic: Concerning mechanical robots
• brigade: Official group who give help or rescue
• foreseeable: That can be predicted in the future
• musk: Strong sweet-smelling substance used in perfume
• automation: Use of machines to do tasks once done by people
• industrialization: Process of creating and developing many businesses
• marketplace: Place where a public market is held
• outsider: Someone who is not part of or accepted in a group
• aluminium: Very light silvery-white metal used to make cans
• tat: Lacework made by knotting or looping