Vocabulary

• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• put together: To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• in key: Singing or playing notes correctly according to the musical key.
• share in: To participate in something; to have a part or interest in something.
• in battery: Refers to artillery arranged and ready for use.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• even out: To become level or uniform.
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• balance out: To make or become more equal to another thing
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• boost: To increase something; to make something better
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• positive: Showing agreement or support for something
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• consumption: The act of buying and using products
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
• measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
• property: Particular quality that someone or something has
• narrative: The telling of a story
• reluctant: Experiencing or expressing unwillingness to do
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
• conference: Series of lectures held as an event
• momentum: Speed or force that is gained when something moves
• consistency: Quality of behaving or meaning the same
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• corporate: Concerning (usually large) companies
• vibrant: Having a lot of energy and being very active
• perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• deficit: Amount less than what is needed or required
• household: Being in everyday use; common
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• performance: Act of doing something
• expectation: Belief or hope that something is going to happen
• couple: To join something to something else
• invest: To use resources to build for the future
• theme: An main or dominant idea, motif
• equation: Mathematical statement showing things to be equal
• wealth: Amount of money or possessions you own, e.g. large
• race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
• gain: To increase in something, such as weight
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• discuss: To talk about seriously or in great detail
• sentiment: Feeling or attitude you have about something
• important: Having power or authority
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• stimulus: Something that causes a change
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• outlook: General feeling or attitude about something
• point: An item to be discussed
• spur: To make your horse go faster
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• minimum: Smallest degree or level that is acceptable
• percentage: Part of a whole divided into hundredths
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
• lag: Delay between two events
• quantify: To find or calculate the quantity of something
• allude: To refer to without mentioning it directly
• deflation: When prices of good/service fall instead of rising
• roach: Another name for cockroach, an insect
• nominal: Not having full power; in name only
• diversification: Offering or owning a variety of goods and services