Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• at the moment: At this time; now
• in check: Under control; restrained.
• on hold: Temporarily delayed or suspended.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• looking out: To take care and watch something carefully
• have to: Must do
• to a degree: Partially; somewhat.
• ahead of the curve: Being more advanced or knowledgeable than others.
• revolve around: To have something as a main subject or purpose.
• look into: To investigate or try to discover the reasons for
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
• in terms of
• behind the curve: Not keeping up with current trends or developments.
• sell off: To sell something quickly, usually because you need the money or because you want to stop being involved with it.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• slightly: Only a little
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
• split: No longer married or in a relationship
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
• slip: Act of beginning to fall from losing balance
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• domestic: Someone paid to help with housework in your house
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• bond: Rope, chain or other thing used to tie someone up
• conference: Series of lectures held as an event
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
• comfort: To try to make distressed person feel better
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• era: Period characterized by particular events, people
• leave: To go away from; depart
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• ambiguity: State of being confusing, uncertain or unclear
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• crystal: A solid formed by the solidification of a chemical
• outlook: General feeling or attitude about something
• event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• barrel: To travel at high speed
• fence: Wood, metal structure enclosing an area, land
• revolve: To move something in a circular motion
• credibility: Quality of being believable or deserving of trust
• datum: Item of factual information
• hike: Large and unexpected increase in price, level etc.
• governor: Person who leads a state or province
• poise: Way of behaving with confidence/emotional control
• indirect: Being not directly connected to or caused by
• mid: At (or near) the middle point
• inflationary: Tending to cause increases in prices