Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• knock on: To strike a door or window to attract attention.
• off the table: No longer being considered or discussed.
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• above and beyond: More than what is expected or required; exceptional.
• knock off: To make a copy of something often illegally
• to perfection: In a flawless or ideal manner; perfectly.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• contend with: To struggle or deal with something difficult.
• off the boil: Less active, less energetic, or less effective than before.
• in favor of: Expressing support or approval for someone or something.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• put out: To publish, e.g. a book
• perception: Way in which one sees or understands something
• scenario: An imagined sequence of events in a plan/project
• compelling: To force someone to do something
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• tend: To move or act in a certain manner
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• strike: To hit something
• recipe: Conditions likely to create a particular result
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• firm: Company that sells goods or services
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• quality: Feature associated with someone or something
• lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
• odd: Being unmatched with someone or something
• financial: Involving money
• moderate: To host a meeting or panel discussion
• volatile: Able to easily become a gas at a low temperature
• consensus: A decision that is shared by most of a group
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• typical: Normal; usual; expected
• expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
• tension: Feeling of anxiety and inability to relax
• literal: Being the basic exact meaning of a word/expression
• widespread: Happening or existing in many places
• segment: Part divided from the other parts of something
• mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
• investment: Something purchased hoping its value will increase
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• flee: To leave somewhere urgently, to avoid danger
• peak: Part of a cap that sticks out over your eyes
• satellite: Device sent into space that aids communication
• monetary: Concerning a country's economic system
• catalyst: Person/thing causing a change or event to happen
• bucket: Open container with a handle used to carry liquids
• backdrop: Contextual meaning or background
• rotation: Regular change of the crops grown in a field
• expansion: Making or becoming larger
• minimize: To make something seem small or less important
• strap: Strip of leather cloth etc. used to attach/support
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• wide: Having a great distance from one side to the other
• contend: To struggle or compete for
• volatility: Changing from a solid or liquid to a gas
• hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
• strong: (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
• trickle: To flow in a thin slow stream
• price: Person's name
• geopolitical: Concerning geopolitics
• retract: To take back something said or given
• thereof: Concerning that or it
• safety: Device on a gun to prevent accidental shooting
• boat: Small form of transport for traveling on water
• tenet: Principle or belief, usually religious
• year: Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
• join: To bring something close to another, to become one
• diversification: Offering or owning a variety of goods and services
• dram: Unit of weight equal to an eighth of an ounce