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
• multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• immediately: Without any delay; straight away
• typically: In a normal or usual way
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• 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
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• rapidly: With great speed; quickly
• benefit: Good result or effect, something advantageous
• switch: A change or shift from one method to another
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• replenish: To fill up again
• rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
• retreat: Act of a force moving back from a winning enemy
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• important: Having power or authority
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• integration: Act of bringing things together into a whole
• 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
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• petroleum: Oil found in the ground used to make fuel
• refine: To change slightly in order to improve it
• overnight: (Becoming famous, etc.) in a short amount of time
• escalation: An increase in severity
• structural: Concerning or caused by structure
• domestically: With respect to your own country
• ballast: Weight that steadies a sea vessel in water
• exporter: Country, business selling goods to other countries
• chevron: V-shaped sleeve badge indicating military rank