Vocabulary

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• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• being with: Accompanying someone; being in someone's presence.
• in part: To some extent; partially.
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• the bottom line: The most important thing; the essential point.
• in power: Having control of a country or organization.
• come after: To follow someone in order to threaten them
• have to: Must do
• as a result of: Because of something; owing to.
• recorded history: The period of time for which written records exist.
• dig into: To start eating food enthusiastically.
• going on: To continue doing something
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• whole point: The main purpose or most important aspect of something.
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• happen across: To find or meet by chance unexpectedly.
• across the board: Broad in scope or content
• at this point in time: At the current or specific moment under consideration.
• point in time: A specific moment or instance when something occurs or exists.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• cut back: To use less of something
• out of control: Impossible to manage or control.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• disagree with: To have a different opinion from someone else.
• time will tell: The future will reveal the answer or outcome.
• except for: Not including; excluding.
• mindset: Way someone things about something
• deserve: To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• positive: Showing agreement or support for something
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• legitimate: Being born to legally married parents
• estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• private: Being away from others and quiet
• productivity: Rate at which people or machines produce
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• labor: To struggle to do something because it's difficult
• budget: Amount of money planned to be spent
• permanently: For a long time; always
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• construction: Act of building something; thing that is built
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• anchor: Metal hook on a rope used to stop boats moving
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• plug: Wood, rubber or metal used to block a hole
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• tariff: List of fixed prices at hotel
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• bottom: The part of your body you sit on
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
• council: Group chosen to make decisions about something
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• sector: Part that a place is divided into
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• economic: Concerning trade, industry, and money
• interview: To formally ask questions about a given topic
• boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
• hire: To give a job to someone in exchange for pay
• workforce: The total number of working people
• fiscal: Concerning government spending and taxing
• blessing: To make something holy by saying a special prayer
• turnaround: Unloading/loading/servicing plane for return trip
• doge: Formerly the chief magistrate in Venice and Genoa