Vocabulary

• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• at the moment: At this time; now
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• gain on: To reduce the distance to someone or something.
• on record: Formally and publicly stated
• in part: To some extent; partially.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• jump in: To enter a vehicle quickly.
• for the world: Used to emphasize something would never happen.
• get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
• set off: To start a journey
• dry up: (Of money etc.) to vanish or be nothing left of it
• bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
• cut down: To reduce your use of something
• concern about: To worry about something.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• crucial: Extremely important or necessary
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• strike: To hit something
• hypothetical: Thought up, as an example; not being a real case
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• condition: To improve something to make it better
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• comparison: Act of comparing things
• deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• route: Way to get from one place to another place; path
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• crunch: To crush something into pieces
• gain: To increase in something, such as weight
• correct: Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
• mitigate: To make less severe or serious
• pinch: A very small amount of something
• narrow: Not wide; short from one side to the other
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• escalate: To increase in size, intensity, or scope
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• solve: To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• uncertainty: Feeling of not really knowing what will happen
• block: Solid piece of material used for building
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• ripple: Small gentle low wave on the surface of water, etc.
• threaten: To cause something potential harm, or put at risk
• fertilizer: Substance added to soil to help plants grow
• crude: Lacking manners or finesse; rude
• conserve: To save or protect something
• barrel: To travel at high speed
• business: A company formed for making profit
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• petrol: Liquid used as fuel in car engines; (US) gasoline
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• cargo: Goods carried in a ship or plane
• entry: Act of entering a room, building, party
• volatility: Changing from a solid or liquid to a gas
• benchmark: Standard by which other similar things are judged
• diesel: Heavy mineral oil used for power engines
• back: Farthest from the front e.g. in a classroom
• closure: Feeling of accepting a death, divorce etc.
• price: Person's name
• pipeline: Line of pipes used for carrying gases or liquids
• helium: Light, colorless gaseous element with no smell
• close: Almost; near
• nick: Person's name
• shipping: To transport goods by boat, truck or plane
• calculation: Process or result of using mathematics
• marsh: Person's name
• aluminium: Very light silvery-white metal used to make cans
• flashpoint: Sudden point when disagreement emerges