Vocabulary

• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
• in terms of
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• make of: To understand or have an opinion about something
• being with: Accompanying someone; being in someone's presence.
• rate as: To consider someone or something to be of a particular quality or standard.
• come down to: To become in the end a matter of
• run up in: To become unexpectedly involved in a difficult or unpleasant situation.
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• tit for tat: An equivalent given in return; retaliation.
• with respect to: In relation to; regarding.
• get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
• get up in: To wake and leave bed at a particular time.
• get it down: To write something down; record something in writing.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
• fit into: To be small enough to go inside something.
• price in: To include a particular cost or factor in a total price.
• positive impact: A beneficial or advantageous effect.
• home in: Move or direct toward a specific target or goal.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• positive: Showing agreement or support for something
• legitimate: Being born to legally married parents
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
• prosperity: State of being financially/economically successful
• inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
• direction: When someone tells people what to do
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• household: Being in everyday use; common
• hangover: Ill feeling from drinking too much alcohol
• couple: To join something to something else
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• conundrum: A problem that is puzzling
• unleash: To release or let an animal go
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• poll: Process of gathering opinions by asking questions
• wage: Money paid to a worker for the hours they worked
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• sentiment: Feeling or attitude you have about something
• resolve: To make a decision to do something
• secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
• statistic: Number that represents a piece of information
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• consumer: Person who buys goods or services
• indicator: An instrument that shows temperature, speed etc.
• barrel: To travel at high speed
• boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
• great: Very good; better than before
• suspend: To hang something or someone from something
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• pat: Person's name
• pump: To make liquid or gas flow in a particular direction
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• income: Earned money from work, investments or business
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• refine: To change slightly in order to improve it
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• fed: To give food, e.g. to animals or a baby
• advise: To suggest what would be helpful
• meme: Idea, value or pattern of behavior in a culture
• median: Being in the middle or average
• advisor: Someone giving advice in business, law etc.
• war: Situation where armies fight each other
• partnership: Shared business relationship with someone
• gas: Elements in our air, like oxygen or nitrogen
• tat: Lacework made by knotting or looping