Vocabulary

• of late: Recently; lately.
• in the face of: When confronted with something difficult or challenging.
• hard by: Very near or close to something.
• as a whole: Considering everything together; in general.
• point out: To make others aware of an idea
• have to: Must do
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• severe: Very bad; harsh
• capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• shed: Small building used for storage
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• compound: Series of buildings that are walled or fenced off
• reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
• cope: To deal with something in spite of difficulties
• financial: Involving money
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• sluggish: Slow; moving like a slug
• shrink: To become smaller
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• corporate: Concerning (usually large) companies
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• external: Concerning foreign countries
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• benefit: Good result or effect, something advantageous
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• labor: To struggle to do something because it's difficult
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• insurance: Protection against loss/injury/death you pay for
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• plunge: (Of prices, hopes etc.) to decrease very quickly
• internal: Being or happening in the body
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• ratio: The relationship in relative size, etc.
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• argue: To fight or disagree over something
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• point: An item to be discussed
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• rebound: Bouncing off something, then going back into play
• barometer: Any instrument that measures atmospheric pressure
• unemployment: Number of people without jobs in a country
• ministry: Body of religious workers and leaders
• downturn: Worsening of business or economic activity
• viability: Ability to live and grow normally
• systemic: Affecting the entire body, system