Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• bounce back: To return quickly to a normal condition after a difficult situation or illness.
• a tremendous amount: A very large quantity or number of something.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• at the moment: At this time; now
• by rights: According to what is just, correct, or fair.
• hit with: To strike someone or something using an object.
• account for: To explain the cause or reason for something
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• have to: Must do
• tremendous: Very good or very impressive
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• sustainable: Capable of continuing for a long time
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• catastrophic: Causing a lot of damage or suffering
• harsh: Rough; tough; hard to experience or accept
• commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• recession: Act of moving backward gradually
• military: Army or armed forces
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• moderate: To host a meeting or panel discussion
• sustain: To lengthen or continue to do something
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
• adapt: To change something for a different function
• huge: Very very large
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• seek: To ask someone for help
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• swap: To exchange goods without spending money; trade
• segment: Part divided from the other parts of something
• budget: Amount of money planned to be spent
• dough: Substance made from flour and water to bake bread
• halt: To stop, or cause something, e.g. a car, to stop
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• induce: To make someone do something; create an outcome
• bounce: A person's energy or confidence
• surplus: More than is needed or wanted
• invasion: Entry into a place to cause harm
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• ramp: Path that increases in height as you walk up it
• annual: Happening once a year, or every year
• industrial: Concerning making things in factories
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• seize: To take a place with force, as by military action
• sanction: Official support or approval
• sector: Part that a place is divided into
• stimulus: Something that causes a change
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• argue: To fight or disagree over something
• point: An item to be discussed
• vow: Very serious promise
• rocket: Powerful engine that releases hot gases
• unemployment: Number of people without jobs in a country
• elevate: To make something higher
• fiscal: Concerning government spending and taxing
• full: Containing all the parts; complete
• ceasefire: Agreement by two sides in a war to stop fighting
• rubble: Rough, broken stones from destroyed building
• show: To be easily seen or displayed
• secondary: Being of less importance than something else
• western: Movies often about cowboys in the American West
• run: To depart or travel according to a schedule