Vocabulary

• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• at the moment: At this time; now
• got to: To arrive at some place
• feed through: To pass or guide something through a narrow space.
• at least: As a minimum
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• potentially: That could happen or become reality
• extreme: Very great in degree
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• surge: Sudden movement in one direction by many
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• mortgage: Long-term loan from a bank for buying property
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• tangible: Able to be touched or felt; real
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• purchase: To buy something; to get by paying money for it
• ditch: To abandon or give up a plan, etc.
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• household: Being in everyday use; common
• deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
• profile: To write a short description of a person or group
• survey: Broad view or general description of something
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• steep: Very expensive
• flirt: To behave playfully to arouse romantic interest
• wage: Money paid to a worker for the hours they worked
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• expose: To make visible, without covering or protection
• fundamentally: In a basic and important way
• peak: Part of a cap that sticks out over your eyes
• aftermath: The bad result/situation after an event
• invasion: Entry into a place to cause harm
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• bump: To bounce along over a rough surface
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• personally: By a specific person, and not by anyone else
• complicate: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• british: Concerning the culture and people of British
• uncertainty: Feeling of not really knowing what will happen
• minimum: Smallest degree or level that is acceptable
• playbook: Notebook with diagrams of the plays of a team
• pre: A prefix meaning 'before'
• turnaround: Unloading/loading/servicing plane for return trip
• headwind: Wind blowing opposite to the path of a ship, plane