Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• in terms of
• come down to: To become in the end a matter of
• the whole story: The complete and unabridged account of something.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• once a month: Happening or appearing one time in each month.
• white collar: Relating to the work done in an office or other professional environment.
• buckle up: To fasten one's seatbelt.
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• confidence: Feeling that you can do well at something
• confident: Feeling that you can do well at something
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• significantly: In a way that is important or noticeable
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• recession: Act of moving backward gradually
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• survey: Broad view or general description of something
• brace: Structure that strengthens a joint
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• professional: Of jobs such as doctor, lawyer, accountant, etc.
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• trend: Current style or fashion
• tariff: List of fixed prices at hotel
• increasingly: More and more; in greater degree or amount
• policy: Document stating terms of an insurance agreement
• uncertainty: Feeling of not really knowing what will happen
• buckle: Metal attachment or hook on the end of a belt
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• hop: Dance party
• breeze: To act in a confident way; walk, enter confidently
• zone: Area of space designated for a particular use
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• paycheck: Check issued in payment of wages or salary
• collar: Band put around the neck of an animal
• great: Very good; better than before
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• delightful: Greatly pleasing or entertaining
• business: A company formed for making profit
• resignation: Reluctant acceptance when a thing can't be avoided
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• chart: Drawing showing information in a clear way
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• unemployment: Number of people without jobs in a country
• university: High-level educational institution; college
• volatility: Changing from a solid or liquid to a gas
• datum: Item of factual information
• hug: To hold someone in your arms as sign of affection
• pre: A prefix meaning 'before'