Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• lock in: To secure something, such as a price or deal, for a specific period.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• drive away: To leave in a vehicle.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• at a loss
• up a close: To sell real estate or property.
• make up: To invent or create a story
• on the verge of: Very near to doing or experiencing something.
• in operation: Currently working or functioning as intended.
• go on: To continue doing something
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in the absence of: When someone or something is not present or available.
• at the moment: At this time; now
• rhythm: Pattern of events, motions, or changes
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• anxious: Afraid of what may happen; worried and nervous
• squeeze: Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• compound: Series of buildings that are walled or fenced off
• commodity: Something useful or valuable, usually for sale
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
• absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• conservative: (Of an estimate, price) set fairly low
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• volatile: Able to easily become a gas at a low temperature
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• account: An advantage
• substantial: (Of a meal) able to satisfy your hunger; filling
• aid: To help others and provide things
• fellow: Man or a boy
• application: Software program, e.g. for smart phone
• relief: Aid given to people in need as after war/disaster
• string: To tie or connect things together with a thread
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• soil: Conditions in which something develops
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• absence: State of not being present, or not existing
• crop: Plants grown on a farm for food, e.g. corn or rice
• spiral: A continuous curve round a central point
• complicate: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
• inventory: List of items stored at a place
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• equipment: Tools or materials used to perform a task
• substantially: In a basic, general manner
• fertilizer: Substance added to soil to help plants grow
• worldwide: Spanning or extending throughout the entire world
• patience: Ability to wait without being annoyed
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• shut: To stop being open for business
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• verge: Brink or threshold
• rebound: Bouncing off something, then going back into play
• uncertain: Feeling doubt about a person, place, or thing
• wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• prepare: To make something ready for use
• cushion: Soft object to make a seat more comfortable
• supply: Availability of products and services for use
• minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• guy: Man; boy; any person
• knit: To join or be joined closely together
• cooperative: Working together to get something done
• fallout: Radioactive particles after a nuclear explosion
• closure: Feeling of accepting a death, divorce etc.
• calculate: To find an answer using mathematics
• broker: Person who acts to buy or sell shares in companies
• bailout: Giving money to help someone get out of debt
• soybean: Edible seed widely used to make sauce, in cooking
• stun: To greatly shock or surprise; totally amaze
• swan: Large white water bird with a long graceful neck
• ammonia: Colorless liquid or gas used in cleaning products