Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• for the foreseeable: Referring to a time period that can be predicted or expected in the near future.
• have to: Must do
• in terms of
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• hang over: To be a worry or problem that continues to exist
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• for long: For a considerable period of time.
• feed through: To pass or guide something through a narrow space.
• on the rise: Increasing; becoming more popular or common.
• weigh on: To cause someone to feel worried or stressed.
• cut into: To divide something into pieces with a sharp tool.
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• lead to: To result in some action
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• in the face of: When confronted with something difficult or challenging.
• on hold: Temporarily delayed or suspended.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• as a result of: Because of something; owing to.
• on the basis of: Because of; using as a reason or justification.
• contend with: To struggle or deal with something difficult.
• make for: To go to or toward something/someone for a reason
• assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• scenario: An imagined sequence of events in a plan/project
• potentially: That could happen or become reality
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• tend: To move or act in a certain manner
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• confidence: Feeling that you can do well at something
• strike: To hit something
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• financial: Involving money
• lean: To balance against or on something for support
• momentum: Speed or force that is gained when something moves
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
• persistent: Continuing to do something despite challenges
• ease: To make something less difficult, tight, stressed
• direction: When someone tells people what to do
• anticipate: To expect or look ahead to something positively
• adopt: To legally take a child into your family
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• optimistic: Tending to believe the future will be good
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• optimism: Condition of having a positive outlook or belief
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• destruction: Act of destroying; damaging beyond repair
• channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
• uncertainty: Feeling of not really knowing what will happen
• tumble: To fall downwards, hitting the ground a few times
• argue: To fight or disagree over something
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• morale: ​the amount of confidence and enthusiasm, etc. that a person or a group has at a particular time
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• prolong: To make continue for a longer amount of time
• pump: To make liquid or gas flow in a particular direction
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• income: Earned money from work, investments or business
• march: To force someone to walk somewhere
• wide: Having a great distance from one side to the other
• contend: To struggle or compete for
• volatility: Changing from a solid or liquid to a gas
• unemployment: Number of people without jobs in a country
• escalation: An increase in severity
• contentious: Tending to create argument or division
• fallout: Radioactive particles after a nuclear explosion
• dual: (Of two similar things) existing/used side by side
• hike: Large and unexpected increase in price, level etc.
• geopolitical: Concerning geopolitics
• truce: Agreement between opponents to stop fighting
• prudent: Careful; wise; responsible
• shaky: Tending to shake, as from weakness or defect
• gallon: Unit of liquid equal to 4 US quarts (3.785 liters)
• foreseeable: That can be predicted in the future
• policymaker: Someone who makes and decides (government) plans