Vocabulary

• such as: For example; like
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• presence: The same place or area that a person is
• decline: To bend towards the ground
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• domestic: Someone paid to help with housework in your house
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
• shrink: To become smaller
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• attractive: Making you like them, as by being good-looking
• private: Being away from others and quiet
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• retail: Business of selling products to the public
• expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• investment: Something purchased hoping its value will increase
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• abandon: To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• trend: Current style or fashion
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• important: Having power or authority
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• uncertainty: Feeling of not really knowing what will happen
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• business: A company formed for making profit
• bureaucracy: Governing system with many rules and officials
• weak: Not having a strong character
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• geopolitical: Concerning geopolitics
• close: Almost; near
• dependence: Relying on someone for (e.g. financial) support