Vocabulary

• at least: As a minimum
• hold off: To delay doing something; postpone.
• in the works: Being planned or prepared; in progress.
• spanner in the works: A problem or obstacle that disrupts a plan or process.
• rule out: To eliminate as a possibility; exclude.
• much about: A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
• for too long: For an excessively extended period.
• back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
• have to: Must do
• call on: To order or ask someone to do a specific activity
• not necessary: Not required; not needed.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• in terms of
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• reluctant: Experiencing or expressing unwillingness to do
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• quality: Feature associated with someone or something
• encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
• component: One of the parts that something is made up of
• suck: To be very bad, undesirable or unpleasant
• effectively: In a way that produces the desired result
• corporate: Concerning (usually large) companies
• comfort: To try to make distressed person feel better
• inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
• retail: Business of selling products to the public
• core: To take out the central section of a fruit
• survey: Broad view or general description of something
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• 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
• trend: Current style or fashion
• resolve: To make a decision to do something
• profit: Benefit from doing something
• tariff: List of fixed prices at hotel
• buck: To resist or go against the trend
• broad: General; not detailed
• signal: To be evidence/an indication something will happen
• laptop: Portable computer small enough to use on your lap
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• basis: Main ingredient or part of something
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• crude: Lacking manners or finesse; rude
• barrel: To travel at high speed
• offset: To compensate for or counterbalance the effect of
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• rogue: Being corrupt, dangerous, or uncontrollable
• prolong: To make continue for a longer amount of time
• immunity: State of not being able to catch a disease
• broadly: In a general (not detailed) manner
• weak: Not having a strong character
• evident: Clearly the case; plain; apparent
• unexpectedly: In a surprising way because not expected
• testify: To tell what you know (in court)
• calculate: To find an answer using mathematics
• come: To arrive at a place
• anecdotal: Relying on stories, experiences, rather than fact
• datum: Item of factual information
• headline: To be the main performer at a show
• gasoline: Liquid we put in cars to make them run
• price: Person's name
• story: One of many floors or levels in a building
• beige: A pale brown color
• report: Account of the necessary facts and information
• gateway: Entrance that can be closed by a gate
• cost: A loss or damage occurring when meeting a goal
• producer: Company producing or growing a certain product
• hope: When you wish something will happen; what you wish
• today: This day; day that is happening now
• upend: To overturn or turn up on end