Vocabulary

• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• lead to: To result in some action
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• other than: Except for; apart from.
• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
• as a result of: Because of something; owing to.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• scenario: An imagined sequence of events in a plan/project
• strength: Condition of being strong
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
• comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• financial: Involving money
• currency: Widespread acceptance
• automatically: In a way not requiring control by a person
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
• inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
• appeal: Ability to attract interest, attention, or desire
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• private: Being away from others and quiet
• substantial: (Of a meal) able to satisfy your hunger; filling
• productivity: Rate at which people or machines produce
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• spark: Small piece of burning material produced by fire
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• agenda: Plan or policy to achieve your goal or intentions
• invest: To use resources to build for the future
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• wage: Money paid to a worker for the hours they worked
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• strengthen: To make something stronger
• regulation: Act of controlling something with rules or orders
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• stimulus: Something that causes a change
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• fluctuate: To shift back and forth uncertainly; change a lot
• substantially: In a basic, general manner
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
• endorse: To show or express approval of
• intervene: To get involved to try to prevent trouble
• constraint: Thing preventing you moving or acting; restriction
• multi: A prefix meaning 'many' or 'more than one'
• lag: Delay between two events
• online: Connected to the internet
• observable: Being able to be seen, noticed, or sensed
• yen: Currency used in Japan