Vocabulary

• lose money: To suffer a financial loss; to not make a profit.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• at risk: In danger; likely to be harmed
• in place of: Instead of; as a substitute for.
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• prone: Lying flat with your head facing the ground
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• domestic: Someone paid to help with housework in your house
• concentrate: To cause to be present in large amount or number
• commodity: Something useful or valuable, usually for sale
• decade: Period of 10 years
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• adapt: To change something for a different function
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• dairy: Concerning or made from milk
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• reflection: Sign or indication of a state or condition
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• due: When something is required or expected
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• steep: Very expensive
• accelerate: To cause to occur earlier than expected
• rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• drought: Long period of dry weather
• leave: To go away from; depart
• expose: To make visible, without covering or protection
• profitable: Being useful; benefiting someone or something
• century: Period of 100 years
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• outlook: General feeling or attitude about something
• consultant: Expert who gives (paid) advice
• outweigh: To be greater than in value or importance
• rebound: Bouncing off something, then going back into play
• feed: To give food, e.g. to animals or a baby
• herd: Group of the same animal that eat, live together
• bleak: Desolate and colorless; without much hope
• production: Process of producing or growing food naturally
• succession: Act of officially taking over someone's position
• volatility: Changing from a solid or liquid to a gas
• pair: Two of the same thing, e.g. socks
• graze: (Of cows, etc.) to eat grass growing in a field
• datum: Item of factual information
• downturn: Worsening of business or economic activity
• heavily: In a slow, loud manner
• stoic: Person who can suffer without complaining
• warn: To tell someone about possible danger
• globally: Throughout the world
• closely: In a careful manner
• pedigree: History of a particular family or animal
• paddy: Field in which rice is grown
• northwest: Being between west and north