Vocabulary

• opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
• authority: The power to give orders to people
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• judge: Person who decides on the results of a contest
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• labor: To struggle to do something because it's difficult
• expectation: Belief or hope that something is going to happen
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• prior: Existing or coming earlier in time
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• leave: To go away from; depart
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• immigrant: Person moving to another country to live there
• block: Solid piece of material used for building
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• traditional: Involved in a custom or event common to a people
• successful: Having the desired effect or result
• loneliness: State of feeling sad because you are alone
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• focus: To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
• paramount: More important/significant than all other things
• immigration: Process of moving your home to a new country
• intercept: To stop or catch something while it is moving
• lawsuit: A proceeding in law courts to get a legal decision
• fed: To give food, e.g. to animals or a baby
• headline: To be the main performer at a show
• citizenship: Status of a citizen who has rights and duties
• editor: Person deciding the contents of a book or magazine
• cape: Clothing without sleeves worn over the shoulders
• radar: Radio device used to find the location of objects
• merger: Combination of two or more companies into one
• traditionally: Something done in a customary, traditional manner
• dragon: Imaginary creatures that breathe fire