Vocabulary

• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• across the board: Broad in scope or content
• hand on: To pass or transfer something physically to someone else.
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• hard to say: Difficult to know or predict; uncertain.
• cut back: To use less of something
• the lion's share: The largest or greatest part of something.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• jump about: To move or bounce around energetically.
• have on: To be wearing something.
• have to: Must do
• ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• relevant: Having an effect on an issue; related or current
• phenomenon: Unusual event, fact that can be studied
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• positive: Showing agreement or support for something
• negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
• typically: In a normal or usual way
• artificial: Dishonest, to seem fake, not sincere
• intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• doubt: Not being sure of something; lack of certainty
• combination: Series of letters or numbers needed to open a lock
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• foremost: Being the best or most important
• integrate: To combine together; make into one thing
• reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
• mortgage: Long-term loan from a bank for buying property
• estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
• momentum: Speed or force that is gained when something moves
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• predict: To guess or estimate what will or might happen
• court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
• filter: Device to remove certain types of light, sound
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• board: Surface for posting or showing information
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• contraction: Process of becoming smaller in length/size
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• disruption: When a disturbance stops an activity in progress
• rapid: Moving or happening very quickly
• duration: Length of time that something lasts
• uncertainty: Feeling of not really knowing what will happen
• transportation: Act of moving people or goods between places
• crude: Lacking manners or finesse; rude
• lease: Contract renting land, buildings, etc. to another
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• prolong: To make continue for a longer amount of time
• aggressively: Using energy and determination to achieve a goal
• payroll: Money needed to pay those working for a company
• sphere: Area of interest or activity
• wide: Having a great distance from one side to the other
• volatility: Changing from a solid or liquid to a gas
• escalation: An increase in severity
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• stay: To keep trying without giving up
• headline: To be the main performer at a show
• gasoline: Liquid we put in cars to make them run
• add: To include as well
• long: Person's name
• geopolitical: Concerning geopolitics
• triple: Group or set of three
• breakout: Escape from jail
• layoff: Act of sacking employees when work is lacking