Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• make of: To understand or have an opinion about something
• slow down: To reduce the speed
• going on: To continue doing something
• due to: Because of; owing to
• retail sector: The part of the economy that is made up of businesses that sell goods or services directly to consumers.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• have to: Must do
• on the job: While working; during the course of employment.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• looking out: To take care and watch something carefully
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• in ways: In a manner or by methods that.
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• pandemic: (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
• prioritize: To rank things in importance
• stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• unprecedented: Not having happened before, or to such a degree
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• detrimental: Harmful
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
• volatile: Able to easily become a gas at a low temperature
• inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• resolution: End part of a story resolving the conflict
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• backlash: a strong negative reaction by a large number of people, for example to something that has recently changed in society
• pause: To stop doing for a while before continuing
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
• due: When something is required or expected
• pleasure: Feeling of happiness, enjoyment, or satisfaction
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• fundamentally: In a basic and important way
• supreme: Greatest in degree/nature/quality; absolute best
• complicate: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• transportation: Act of moving people or goods between places
• flood: To quickly appear unexpectedly and in volume
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• workforce: The total number of working people
• immigration: Process of moving your home to a new country
• unemployment: Number of people without jobs in a country
• liberation: Act of setting someone or something free
• datum: Item of factual information
• hike: Large and unexpected increase in price, level etc.
• normalize: To make something normal or regular
• pickup: Small truck that has an open back with low sides
• slowdown: Act of slowing down or falling behind