Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• the bottom line: The most important thing; the essential point.
• in sight: Visible; able to be seen.
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• on the wrong track: Following a mistaken idea or course of action.
• at least: As a minimum
• under control: Being managed or restrained; not out of hand.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• to the left: In or toward the left direction.
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• from power: To lose control or position of authority.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
• in power: Having control of a country or organization.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• on sunday: Every Sunday; each Sunday.
• go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
• necessarily: In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• shift: To change in position or direction
• initial: First letter of your given name
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
• journal: A diary; record of what you do every day
• direction: When someone tells people what to do
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• spin: To make a ball rotate when throwing it
• relief: Aid given to people in need as after war/disaster
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• patient: Not getting annoyed when things take a long time
• poll: Process of gathering opinions by asking questions
• leave: To go away from; depart
• credit: System to buy something and pay for it later
• tariff: List of fixed prices at hotel
• bottom: The part of your body you sit on
• margin: Edge of an area
• pessimistic: Having negative feelings about the future
• insist: To demand that someone do something
• policy: Document stating terms of an insurance agreement
• council: Group chosen to make decisions about something
• sight: To aim (a gun) at something to get your range
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• point: An item to be discussed
• pessimism: Inclination to expect negative outcomes
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• fitness: Good physical condition; being in shape
• great: Very good; better than before
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• person: Man, woman or child
• gracious: Characterized by good taste, comfort, ease, luxury
• wide: Having a great distance from one side to the other
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• republican: Supporter of the conservative US political party
• digit: Person's finger or toe
• underscore: To highlight or stress
• messenger: Someone who delivers things, e.g. by motor bike