Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• break it down: To simplify something complex into smaller, more manageable parts.
• as a result of: Because of something; owing to.
• have to: Must do
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• in line with: In agreement with; conforming to.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• roof over: A place to live; shelter or housing.
• over your head: Too difficult to understand.
• point out: To make others aware of an idea
• beef up: To be made stronger and stronger
• in terms of
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
• live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• vast: Being very large in size or amount
• compelling: To force someone to do something
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• category: Groups of things that are similar in some way
• previous: Existing or happening before the present time
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• desire: To wish for, hope or want something
• reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
• spike: The top point in a graph
• shelter: Place to protect people/animals from abuse
• dramatic: Gripping the attention; causing an effect
• inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• nudge: To touch or push something gently
• pace: Rate of speed at which something moves or happens
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• prior: Existing or coming earlier in time
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• contraction: Process of becoming smaller in length/size
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• crime: Act that is believed to be a mistake or foolish
• peak: Part of a cap that sticks out over your eyes
• reserve: To arrange for a room or table be kept for you
• substantially: In a basic, general manner
• consumer: Person who buys goods or services
• point: An item to be discussed
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• index: Number showing how prices, wages changed over time
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• pound: The # key on a keyboard
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• pump: To make liquid or gas flow in a particular direction
• improvement: Addition or change that makes something better
• ideal: Exactly right; could not be better
• aggressively: Using energy and determination to achieve a goal
• traffic: The cars or vehicles on the road
• chart: Drawing showing information in a clear way
• march: To force someone to walk somewhere
• nationwide: Including or existing in every part of a country
• closure: Feeling of accepting a death, divorce etc.
• datum: Item of factual information
• gasoline: Liquid we put in cars to make them run
• acceleration: Increase in the speed or rate of something
• update: Addition of a current version of something
• triple: Group or set of three
• countdown: Counting backward to zero to show the time left
• savannah: Flat grassland of tropical or subtropical regions