Vocabulary

• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• at least: As a minimum
• paid off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in the loop: Being kept informed about something.
• opening up: Revealing one's thoughts and feelings; becoming more communicative.
• to date: Up to the present time; until now.
• by far and away: Definitely; by a great amount or degree.
• far and away: By a considerable margin; easily the best.
• in terms of
• as a consequence of: Because of; due to something that happened before.
• for instance: As an example.
• move up: To advance to a higher rank or position.
• on a par: Equal to someone or something
• put together: To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
• number of people: The total count of individuals within a group or gathering.
• look to: Be looking to. be planning to (do something)
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• impressive: Causing admiration or respect; grand or expensive
• barrier: Difficult situation preventing something happening
• roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
• feature: Special report in a magazine or paper
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• comparison: Act of comparing things
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
• influential: Having the power to cause change; having influence
• foreign: Being of a different place or country
• tariff: List of fixed prices at hotel
• transform: To change the shape completely in a good way
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• economic: Concerning trade, industry, and money
• embark: To begin a journey; get on a ship or plane
• chain: To feel to be bound or tied to
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
• negotiate: To have a formal discussion to reach an agreement
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• workforce: The total number of working people
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• income: Earned money from work, investments or business
• rank: To rate or class things
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• upcoming: Occurring soon; approaching
• list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• par: Set number of hits to complete a hole in golf
• begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
• calculate: To find an answer using mathematics
• datum: Item of factual information
• promptly: At a particular or expected time; right on time
• participation: Act of being involved in something
• paved: To build a hard even surface for traveling on
• dependency: Relying on person/thing financially or emotionally
• muslim: Of or relating to Islam
• overtake: To pass and go in front of another car
• mid: At (or near) the middle point
• authoritarianism: Belief that the state should be all-powerful
• copious: (Of an amount) large
• centralise: To locate efforts, energy into one place or thing