Vocabulary

• at sea
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• back to normal: Returned to the usual or expected state or condition.
• at the moment: At this time; now
• rule of thumb: A practical and approximate way of doing or measuring something.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• get back to: To get in contact with someone again
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
• going on: To continue doing something
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• to an extent: Partly or in some degree.
• look back: To think about past events
• western countries: Countries generally located in Europe and North America, characterized by democratic governments and capitalist economies.
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• shoot up: To increase rapidly and suddenly.
• have to: Must do
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• permanent: Lasting forever; not temporary or changing
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• sustainable: Capable of continuing for a long time
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• extent: Point, level or limit to which something reaches
• significantly: In a way that is important or noticeable
• commercial: Radio or television advertisement
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
• predict: To guess or estimate what will or might happen
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• effectively: In a way that produces the desired result
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• sustain: To lengthen or continue to do something
• excess: Amount that is more than necessary or over a limit
• trap: Device used for catching animals
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• deficit: Amount less than what is needed or required
• volume: Number or amount of something e.g. sales
• thumb: To use your thumb to request a ride in a car
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• rescue: To save someone who is in danger or in trouble
• invasion: Entry into a place to cause harm
• totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• reassure: To make feel less worried about something
• destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• destruction: Act of destroying; damaging beyond repair
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• dwindle: To make or become less or smaller gradually
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• barrel: To travel at high speed
• point: An item to be discussed
• crude: Lacking manners or finesse; rude
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• range: Cooking stove with multiple burners
• forecast: Prediction of some future thing, e.g. the weather
• minimum: Smallest degree or level that is acceptable
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• calculate: To find an answer using mathematics
• buffer: Data in computer memory allowing fast access
• converge: (E.g. of two roads) to come together
• shun: To avoid using/accepting, e.g. to show disapproval
• ballpark: Facility in which ball games are played