Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• red flag: A warning sign or signal of danger or a problem.
• trade down: Exchange something for something of lower value or quality.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• tap into: To manage to use something in a way that brings you benefits
• right for: Suitable or appropriate for a particular person, purpose, or situation.
• for the better: Resulting in improvement; to a more favorable condition.
• settle in: To become comfortable in a new place or situation.
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
• at best: Under the most optimistic or favorable circumstances; the most that can be hoped for.
• at least: As a minimum
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• going on: To continue doing something
• like a hawk: Watching carefully and attentively, very alert.
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• potentially: That could happen or become reality
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• distress: State of great sadness, anxiety or pain
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• status: Position or rank relative to others in a society
• insight: Power to understand people and things very well
• inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• retail: Business of selling products to the public
• substantial: (Of a meal) able to satisfy your hunger; filling
• tap: To access a liquid (e.g. in a tree) through a hole
• lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• trend: Current style or fashion
• peak: Part of a cap that sticks out over your eyes
• bottom: The part of your body you sit on
• quarter: 25 cents
• broad: General; not detailed
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• tolerance: Ability to adjust to changes, your environment etc.
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• important: Having power or authority
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• rally: Public meeting to support or oppose something
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• economic: Concerning trade, industry, and money
• fertilizer: Substance added to soil to help plants grow
• glow: Pink color in the face, e.g. from exercise/emotion
• consumer: Person who buys goods or services
• crude: Lacking manners or finesse; rude
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• lawn: Fine cotton cloth, either plain or printed
• fill: To make something full
• coal: Dark hard substance from the earth burnt as a fuel
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• pump: To make liquid or gas flow in a particular direction
• chart: Drawing showing information in a clear way
• jar: To have a harsh or unsettling effect on someone
• toothpaste: A paste used for cleaning teeth
• halo: Circle of light
• discretionary: According to your own judgment or self-restraint
• hawk: Large bird kills smaller birds and animals
• tint: Small quantity of a specific color
• alpha: First letter in the Greek alphabet
• canary: Small yellow songbird that can be kept as a pet
• workstation: Desktop digital computer used for work