Vocabulary

• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• in the hands of: Under the control or responsibility of someone.
• name for: To give someone or something a particular name, often in honor of someone else.
• off guard: In a vulnerable state; not alert or cautious.
• hit back: To retaliate; to respond to an attack or criticism with a similar action.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• as a result of: Because of something; owing to.
• on record: Formally and publicly stated
• from home: Working or operating from one's residence.
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• take away from: To reduce the positive effect or value of something.
• close down: To shut an operation, company, shop
• at least: As a minimum
• mindset: Way someone things about something
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• vital: Needed to support life; essential
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• demonstrate: To display a feeling or ability openly
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• decline: To bend towards the ground
• relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
• military: Army or armed forces
• rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
• define: To explain the meaning of words
• asset: Thing that has value to you
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• explicit: Definite; clearly stated; specific
• investment: Something purchased hoping its value will increase
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• dominate: To be taller, bigger, or more physically obvious
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• lavish: To use or give a lot of something
• source: Piece of information; a person giving information
• stance: A position or opinion stated in public
• expose: To make visible, without covering or protection
• surplus: More than is needed or wanted
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• industrial: Concerning making things in factories
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• strengthen: To make something stronger
• forge: To create something by hammering hot metal
• important: Having power or authority
• inflict: To make someone endure (something bad)
• pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• pragmatic: Dealing with problems reasonably and practically
• seizure: Act of taking control of something by force
• assert: To state or declare your ideas positively strongly
• hedge: To select words to avoid saying something directly
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• reliance: State of being dependent on something for help
• arena: Place to watch sports, performances, entertainment
• diversify: To make or become more varied
• flurry: Sudden rush of activity
• mining: To place a bomb in the ground or the sea
• refine: To change slightly in order to improve it
• instability: Condition of being changeable
• backfire: (Vehicle) to explode fuel in the muffler
• unreliable: Not able to be trusted or believed
• lax: Not careful about your work or attitudes; sloppy
• methodical: Done in an organized and thorough way
• knockout: Excellent, or wonderful; amazing
• taco: Tortilla rolled cupped around a filling
• lifeline: Rope or cord used to attach a person to a boat
• upstream: In the direction opposite the flow of river/stream
• southeast: Location in the southeastern part of an area
• deflation: When prices of good/service fall instead of rising
• policymaker: Someone who makes and decides (government) plans