Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• at a time: Separately; one by one
• going on: To continue doing something
• shift in: A change or alteration in something.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• point out: To make others aware of an idea
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• at last: Finally; after a long delay.
• over the head: Too difficult for someone to understand or grasp.
• back up: To save a copy of your computer data
• work to do: Tasks or activities that need to be accomplished.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• on end: Continuously; without stopping.
• at a price: Achieved but with negative consequences or a significant cost.
• talk about it: To discuss a particular subject.
• talked on: To talk at length about a particular subject.
• majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• shift: To change in position or direction
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• military: Army or armed forces
• afford: To make available, to provide
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
• address: Exact street location of a place
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• retail: Business of selling products to the public
• couple: To join something to something else
• district: Area of a country, city, or town
• insurance: Protection against loss/injury/death you pay for
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• approval: Agreement that person/thing is acceptable
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• barrel: To travel at high speed
• point: An item to be discussed
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
• ballot: Piece of paper used for the purpose of voting
• handle: To cope with or take responsibility for
• senate: A board of governors at a college or university
• gracious: Characterized by good taste, comfort, ease, luxury
• pump: To make liquid or gas flow in a particular direction
• secretary: Office worker who makes appointments, etc.
• prediction: A statement of what will happen next
• independence: Having the freedom to make your own decisions
• choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• divert: To attract someone's attention from something
• republican: Supporter of the conservative US political party
• governor: Person who leads a state or province
• democrat: An advocate of democratic principles
• electorate: Group of people who may vote in an election
• gallon: Unit of liquid equal to 4 US quarts (3.785 liters)
• elect: To select someone for a position by voting
• congressman: Member of the US House of Representatives
• underwater: (Moving or existing) beneath the surface of water
• inflationary: Tending to cause increases in prices
• northeast: Location in the northeastern part of an area