Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• on hand: Present and available; in attendance.
• drag on: To last longer than expected, in a boring way
• at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
• of interest: Relevant or important to someone or something.
• on the strength of: Based on or because of something.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• join in
• other than: Except for; apart from.
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• concern about: To worry about something.
• move to: To change the place where you live or work.
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• go over there: To move or travel to a specific location.
• have to: Must do
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• through with: Having had enough (of trouble); wanting to stop
• look to: Be looking to. be planning to (do something)
• look around: To explore a place; search for something.
• build out: To expand or develop something, such as a business or system.
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• flip: To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
• appetite: Feeling of hunger or desire for something
• interpret: To express so that others understand it
• consumption: The act of buying and using products
• stunning: Causing amazement, e.g. because so very good
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• recession: Act of moving backward gradually
• sluggish: Slow; moving like a slug
• momentum: Speed or force that is gained when something moves
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• corporate: Concerning (usually large) companies
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
• emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
• expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
• evolution: Theory that living things change over time
• strip: To remove your clothes (often sexily for someone)
• transition: Change from one state, movement, place to another
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• drag: To reluctantly move or go somewhere
• theme: An main or dominant idea, motif
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• accelerate: To cause to occur earlier than expected
• retreat: Act of a force moving back from a winning enemy
• object: Something you can see or touch, but is not alive
• peak: Part of a cap that sticks out over your eyes
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• extend: To offer something (help, friendship) to someone
• static: Concerning electricity that collects on a surface
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• economic: Concerning trade, industry, and money
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• consumer: Person who buys goods or services
• patience: Ability to wait without being annoyed
• crude: Lacking manners or finesse; rude
• barrel: To travel at high speed
• pound: The # key on a keyboard
• backdrop: Contextual meaning or background
• cushion: Soft object to make a seat more comfortable
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• token: Flat, round piece of material used e.g. as coins
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• datum: Item of factual information
• continental: Of or typical of the culture of mainland Europe
• hike: Large and unexpected increase in price, level etc.
• center: Community place people go health or social reasons
• story: One of many floors or levels in a building
• depress: To make someone feel sad or miserable
• outage: Temporary loss of electrical power
• automation: Use of machines to do tasks once done by people
• interplay: Way two or more people/things affect each other
• turnaround: Unloading/loading/servicing plane for return trip
• reset: To return to the original start or formation
• marketplace: Place where a public market is held