Vocabulary

• such as: For example; like
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• have to: Must do
• as a result of: Because of something; owing to.
• threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
• in comparison: When compared to something else.
• rent out: To allow someone to use something that you own in return for money.
• zoom out: To decrease the magnification of an image, showing more of the scene.
• ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• out of control: Impossible to manage or control.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• sphere of influence: A country or area in which another country has power to affect developments although it has no formal authority.
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• result in: To cause or produce as a consequence.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• crystal clear: Extremely clear and easy to understand.
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• at least: As a minimum
• between the lines: To understand the hidden meaning or intention in something.
• read between the lines: To understand the hidden or implied meaning not explicitly stated.
• out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• confidence: Feeling that you can do well at something
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• currency: Widespread acceptance
• instantly: In a manner without delay; immediately
• inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
• valuable: Being useful or important
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• huge: Very very large
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
• deficit: Amount less than what is needed or required
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• standard: Official unit of measuring something
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• investment: Something purchased hoping its value will increase
• invest: To use resources to build for the future
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• academy: School that specializes in certain subjects
• reserve: To arrange for a room or table be kept for you
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• trajectory: The path followed by a flying object
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• sanction: Official support or approval
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• portfolio: A list of the financial assets held by someone
• isolate: To identify, consider, or deal with separately
• sphere: Area of interest or activity
• polar: Concerning the areas near the North or South poles
• tremendously: Very well or very impressively
• supremacy: State of being greatest or best possible
• hike: Large and unexpected increase in price, level etc.
• historically: In history; in the past
• economically: In an efficient manner
• abandonment: Act of abandoning or leaving something deserted
• superpower: State powerful enough to influence world events