Vocabulary

• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• on top of that: In addition to something already mentioned; furthermore.
• weigh on: To cause someone to feel worried or stressed.
• trade down: Exchange something for something of lower value or quality.
• on sunday: Every Sunday; each Sunday.
• add on: To attach or include something extra.
• right in front: Directly ahead; in a position immediately before someone or something.
• old school: Traditional or old-fashioned in style, behavior, or attitude.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• across the board: Broad in scope or content
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• drag on: To last longer than expected, in a boring way
• on the table: Located on the surface of a table.
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• go either way: To have two possible outcomes; to be uncertain.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• vulnerability: Being weak and able to be easily hurt or damaged
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• grocery: Daily foods such as flour, sugar, and tinned foods
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• surge: Sudden movement in one direction by many
• exposure: Allowing light through a cameras lens onto film
• resilient: Recovering quickly from something bad
• confidence: Feeling that you can do well at something
• squeeze: Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• neutral: Something with pH value of 7
• desire: To wish for, hope or want something
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• recession: Act of moving backward gradually
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• direction: When someone tells people what to do
• caveat: Warning or caution in a legal document
• expectation: Belief or hope that something is going to happen
• magnificent: Splendid; brilliant; extremely good
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• replenish: To fill up again
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• wealth: Amount of money or possessions you own, e.g. large
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• trend: Current style or fashion
• peak: Part of a cap that sticks out over your eyes
• sheet: Piece of cloth you put on the bed to sleep on
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• hurricane: Very severe storm usually occurs near the ocean
• smack: To slap or hit, e.g. with a resounding noise
• chain: To feel to be bound or tied to
• barrel: To travel at high speed
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• agricultural: Concerning farming, or the land
• pump: To make liquid or gas flow in a particular direction
• whack: To hit someone or something with great force
• strap: Strip of leather cloth etc. used to attach/support
• diversify: To make or become more varied
• petroleum: Oil found in the ground used to make fuel
• disproportionately: To too great a degree when compared to something
• unemployment: Number of people without jobs in a country
• equity: Condition of people being treated the same
• psyche: Soul, mind, or feelings of a person or group
• gasoline: Liquid we put in cars to make them run
• discretionary: According to your own judgment or self-restraint
• playbook: Notebook with diagrams of the plays of a team
• bode: To be an omen for (good or bad events)
• mole: Small animal with dark fur that lives under ground
• gallon: Unit of liquid equal to 4 US quarts (3.785 liters)
• exporter: Country, business selling goods to other countries
• diversification: Offering or owning a variety of goods and services