Vocabulary

• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• in terms of
• other places: Different locations or areas
• break even: To neither make a profit nor a loss
• by day: During the daytime; not at night.
• go around: (Of news, gossip) to be known; circulate
• bounce back: To return quickly to a normal condition after a difficult situation or illness.
• despite the fact: In spite of; notwithstanding.
• grasping at straws: Making weak or unlikely attempts to find a solution in desperation.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• opening up: Revealing one's thoughts and feelings; becoming more communicative.
• go on: To continue doing something
• have to: Must do
• red flag: A warning sign or signal of danger or a problem.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
• back then: At that time in the past.
• at the moment: At this time; now
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• off the table: No longer being considered or discussed.
• tell on: To report someone's bad behavior to an authority.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• check out
• vulnerable: Being open to attack or damage
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• surge: Sudden movement in one direction by many
• calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
• rage: Strong or violent anger
• volatile: Able to easily become a gas at a low temperature
• grind: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• generally: Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
• inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
• session: Period of time used for a specific activity
• grasp: Person's control over something
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• huge: Very very large
• sequence: Part of a movie showing one part of the story
• generate: To create or be produced or bring into existence
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• intake: Amount of something that a person's body consumes
• halt: To stop, or cause something, e.g. a car, to stop
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• bounce: A person's energy or confidence
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• surplus: More than is needed or wanted
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• invasion: Entry into a place to cause harm
• alarm: Sound or light used for a warning or alert
• signal: To be evidence/an indication something will happen
• duration: Length of time that something lasts
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• bid: To propose an amount you want to pay for something
• couch: To formulate in a particular style or language
• column: Regular series of articles in a newspaper/magazine
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• rally: Public meeting to support or oppose something
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• point: An item to be discussed
• crude: Lacking manners or finesse; rude
• fill: To make something full
• interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
• turbulent: (Of water) moving violently and unevenly
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• elevate: To make something higher
• climb: To rise gradually and steadily to a higher point
• happen: To take place or occur
• headline: To be the main performer at a show
• downplay: To suggest something is not a serious as thought
• outage: Temporary loss of electrical power
• outlier: Something far away from the center of something
• breather: Short rest after activity
• newsroom: Part of a tv station where news is compiled