Vocabulary

• along with: In addition to; together with.
• break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• in terms of
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• on purpose: Intentionally; deliberately.
• lay off: To stop troubling or hitting someone
• going on: To continue doing something
• on top of that: In addition to something already mentioned; furthermore.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• accurate: With no mistake or error; Correct
• surge: Sudden movement in one direction by many
• spot: A certain place or area
• purpose: Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
• reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• recession: Act of moving backward gradually
• momentum: Speed or force that is gained when something moves
• sensitive: Taking offense easily; easily upset or hurt
• inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• fade: To cause to lose brightness of color
• labor: To struggle to do something because it's difficult
• reflection: Sign or indication of a state or condition
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• invest: To use resources to build for the future
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• conundrum: A problem that is puzzling
• steep: Very expensive
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• gain: To increase in something, such as weight
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• patch: Cover worn over an eye to protect or hide it
• tariff: List of fixed prices at hotel
• reserve: To arrange for a room or table be kept for you
• leisure: Time when you have no work to do and can relax
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• chief: Leader of a race or group of people
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• hospitality: Welcoming treatment of visitors or guests
• barrel: To travel at high speed
• melt: To disappear or to go away
• crude: Lacking manners or finesse; rude
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• hire: To give a job to someone in exchange for pay
• backdrop: Contextual meaning or background
• business: A company formed for making profit
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• upheaval: Raising of the earth's upper layer
• grapple: To engage in close hand-to-hand combat
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• weak: Not having a strong character
• nominate: To choose someone to fill a certain position
• unexpectedly: In a surprising way because not expected
• lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• let: To allow someone to do something
• historically: In history; in the past
• update: Addition of a current version of something
• stagflation: Period of slow economic growth while prices rise
• jobless: Not having a job