Vocabulary

• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• stand out
• go on: To continue doing something
• back to normal: Returned to the usual or expected state or condition.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• at this point in time: At the current or specific moment under consideration.
• point in time: A specific moment or instance when something occurs or exists.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• typically: In a normal or usual way
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
• surge: Sudden movement in one direction by many
• dynamic: Always active or energetic; getting things done
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• integrate: To combine together; make into one thing
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• commodity: Something useful or valuable, usually for sale
• bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• shift: To change in position or direction
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• financial: Involving money
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• spike: The top point in a graph
• predict: To guess or estimate what will or might happen
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• drill: A machine that makes holes with a metal bit
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• benefit: Good result or effect, something advantageous
• secure: To get or achieve something with certainty
• fulfill: To finish or provide something successfully
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• replenish: To fill up again
• rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• retreat: Act of a force moving back from a winning enemy
• heal: To recover from or forget a bad experience
• soar: (Of prices, etc.) to increase a lot in a short time
• duration: Length of time that something lasts
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• vertical: (Of a line, etc.) going up and down; not horizontal
• point: An item to be discussed
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• picky: Careful about deciding on things; hard to please
• paramount: More important/significant than all other things
• insulate: To prevent heat, electricity, sound from passing
• petroleum: Oil found in the ground used to make fuel
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• refine: To change slightly in order to improve it
• overnight: (Becoming famous, etc.) in a short amount of time
• vertically: In an up and down position
• spun: To make a ball rotate when throwing it
• long: Person's name
• power: Legal or official right to perform certain actions
• upstream: In the direction opposite the flow of river/stream
• downstream: In the direction of a stream's current
• ballast: Weight that steadies a sea vessel in water
• chevron: V-shaped sleeve badge indicating military rank