Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• across the board: Broad in scope or content
• bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
• by the job: Payment made for each individual task or job done.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• into perspective: To clarify or provide a broader understanding of a situation or issue.
• play in: To participate or compete in a game or competition.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• at the moment: At this time; now
• lead to: To result in some action
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• for the best: Resulting in the most positive or beneficial outcome, even if it's difficult or painful in the short term.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• feed through: To pass or guide something through a narrow space.
• for instance: As an example.
• for all that: Despite that; even though.
• perspective: Artistic method of creating a sense of distance
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• pandemic: (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
• pattern: Model to follow in making or doing something
• grocery: Daily foods such as flour, sugar, and tinned foods
• negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
• surge: Sudden movement in one direction by many
• strike: To hit something
• priority: Thing that is more important/urgent than others
• decline: To bend towards the ground
• initially: At first; originally
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• filter: Device to remove certain types of light, sound
• inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
• journal: A diary; record of what you do every day
• private: Being away from others and quiet
• huge: Very very large
• factor: Something that influences a result
• board: Surface for posting or showing information
• labor: To struggle to do something because it's difficult
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• hesitant: Pausing because unsure or reluctant to act
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• hefty: Being heavy or large
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• magnitude: Number representing force of an earthquake
• mild: Gentle in nature or behavior
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• trend: Current style or fashion
• aftermath: The bad result/situation after an event
• combine: To mix several things together to form one thing
• quarter: 25 cents
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• analysis: Careful study to better understand something
• duration: Length of time that something lasts
• uncertainty: Feeling of not really knowing what will happen
• sector: Part that a place is divided into
• tick: To function properly or normally
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• outlook: General feeling or attitude about something
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• surrender: Ending a fight you cannot win; formally giving up
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• confrontation: A disagreement or argument
• prolong: To make continue for a longer amount of time
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• payroll: Money needed to pay those working for a company
• unconditional: With no demands made before agreeing
• unemployment: Number of people without jobs in a country
• weak: Not having a strong character
• unexpectedly: In a surprising way because not expected
• expensive: Costing a lot of money
• gasoline: Liquid we put in cars to make them run
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• weather: Whether it is raining, sunny, cold etc. outside
• blip: Minor problem, delay that does not last very long
• shutdown: Termination of operations
• tory: British conservative politician