Vocabulary

• back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
• clamp down on: To take strict measures to control or limit something.
• work through: To deal with something systematically until it is completed
• at least: As a minimum
• got to: To arrive at some place
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• to a degree: Partially; somewhat.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• going on: To continue doing something
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• lead to: To result in some action
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
• scenario: An imagined sequence of events in a plan/project
• resilience: Ability to recover quickly from something bad
• debate: General public discussion of a topic
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• tend: To move or act in a certain manner
• motivation: Reason behind why someone did something
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• squeeze: Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• territory: Area of land defended by an animal
• narrative: The telling of a story
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• initial: First letter of your given name
• recession: Act of moving backward gradually
• reverse: Setting that makes the vehicle go backward
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
• behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
• resolution: End part of a story resolving the conflict
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• optimistic: Tending to believe the future will be good
• household: Being in everyday use; common
• survey: Broad view or general description of something
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• insurance: Protection against loss/injury/death you pay for
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• degree: Amount or extent of something
• relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
• respond: To answer something or someone
• 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
• react: To change when mixing with other chemicals
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• quarter: 25 cents
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• uncertainty: Feeling of not really knowing what will happen
• ongoing: Continuing to exist or be in progress
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• outlook: General feeling or attitude about something
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• forecast: Prediction of some future thing, e.g. the weather
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• lid: Cover that can be lifted or removed, as on bottles
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• bleak: Desolate and colorless; without much hope
• warrant: Official authorization for some action or decision
• bud: Small part of a plant that will be a flower
• cite: To officially order someone to appear in court
• credibility: Quality of being believable or deserving of trust
• closure: Feeling of accepting a death, divorce etc.
• baseline: Imaginary standard by which things are compared
• nip: Sharp cold feeling
• lever: A handle that one pulls to operate a machine
• incoming: Coming toward a place or position; arriving
• clamp: Something used to fasten two things together
• hare: Fast animal similar to a rabbit but larger
• headwind: Wind blowing opposite to the path of a ship, plane
• policymaker: Someone who makes and decides (government) plans