Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• in terms of
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• have to: Must do
• as with: In the same way that something happens or is true of something else.
• bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• at times: Sometimes; occasionally.
• threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
• much about: A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
• except for: Not including; excluding.
• all the things: Everything; all items or aspects
• at least: As a minimum
• play in: To participate or compete in a game or competition.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• interest of: For the benefit or advantage of someone or something.
• go against: To disagree with or challenge someone
• in the house: Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
• pendulum swings: The movement of a pendulum from one extreme to the other.
• recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• tackle: To start working on a difficult problem
• revenue: Money that is made by or paid to a business
• unprecedented: Not having happened before, or to such a degree
• split: No longer married or in a relationship
• decline: To bend towards the ground
• drastically: In a sudden, extreme or severe manner
• reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
• concentrate: To cause to be present in large amount or number
• tendency: Likelihood to behave in a particular way
• burden: To weigh down with a load; impose a task upon
• overcome: To succeed in a struggle against; defeat
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• prosperity: State of being financially/economically successful
• inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
• impulsive: Acting without really thinking about it; rash
• ease: To make something less difficult, tight, stressed
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• democracy: System of government in which everyone is equal
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• advance: Forward movement by an army
• labor: To struggle to do something because it's difficult
• deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
• hesitant: Pausing because unsure or reluctant to act
• investment: Something purchased hoping its value will increase
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• foreign: Being of a different place or country
• stall: Walled area in a barn where a farm animal is kept
• complicate: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
• authoritarian: Person expecting complete obedience
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• legislation: Act or process of writing and passing laws
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• promise: To say you will certainly do something
• slap: To hit with the open hand or with a flat object
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• predecessor: Something that comes before another in a series
• forecast: Prediction of some future thing, e.g. the weather
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• business: A company formed for making profit
• senate: A board of governors at a college or university
• maximize: To make as large or great as possible
• bureaucracy: Governing system with many rules and officials
• problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
• erratic: Not acting in a regular/planned way; unpredictable
• pendulum: Weight on chain/cord swinging from a fixed point
• strong: (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
• age: To keep food, wine for a long time to improve it
• story: One of many floors or levels in a building
• reshape: To form something into a new shape
• geopolitical: Concerning geopolitics
• lag: Delay between two events
• mayoral: Concerning a mayor or the office of mayor
• bard: Person who writes poems or songs
• peacemaker: Someone who tries to end a war or argument