Vocabulary

• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• at least: As a minimum
• compared with: In relation to
• on the horizon: About to happen; approaching.
• in line with: In agreement with; conforming to.
• pandemic: (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• decline: To bend towards the ground
• firm: Company that sells goods or services
• strict: Tending to enforce rules; severe
• sustain: To lengthen or continue to do something
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• dip: To decrease or lower temporarily
• deter: To stop people doing a thing; stop from happening
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• aviation: Science or practice of flying aircraft
• horizon: Line where the earth or sea meets the sky
• quarter: 25 cents
• border: To be right next to another country or state
• trip: To release an electrical switch
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• offset: To compensate for or counterbalance the effect of
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• focus: To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
• united: To join or come together for the same goal
• travel: To go to a place that is far away
• global: Concerning, involving, affecting all of something
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• come: To arrive at a place
• datum: Item of factual information
• strong: (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
• show: To be easily seen or displayed
• overseas: In or to a foreign country that is across a sea
• transatlantic: Going across the Atlantic Ocean
• shun: To avoid using/accepting, e.g. to show disapproval
• inbound: Directed or moving inward or toward a center
• analytic: Of the process of detailed reasoning
• hopper: Mix of things to be considered or done