Vocabulary

• due to: Because of; owing to
• move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
• smooth out: To remove wrinkles or creases from something.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• have to: Must do
• age out: To become too old to participate in something like a program.
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• prior to: Before a particular time or event.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• on the table: Located on the surface of a table.
• account for: To explain the cause or reason for something
• road ahead: The future; what is to come.
• in part: To some extent; partially.
• in the long run: Eventually; over a long period of time.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• positive: Showing agreement or support for something
• potentially: That could happen or become reality
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• reinforce: To send more troops/resources to support an army
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• strain: To remove the water from (food) using a colander
• productive: Producing things in large quantities; fertile
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• initial: First letter of your given name
• financial: Involving money
• shrink: To become smaller
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• sensitive: Taking offense easily; easily upset or hurt
• society: A group who meet to share values or interests
• adapt: To change something for a different function
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• productivity: Rate at which people or machines produce
• labor: To struggle to do something because it's difficult
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• expectation: Belief or hope that something is going to happen
• due: When something is required or expected
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• prior: Existing or coming earlier in time
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• honestly: With truth or sincerity; I'm being honest with you
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• trend: Current style or fashion
• broad: General; not detailed
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• hire: To give a job to someone in exchange for pay
• lay: Amateur; not being a trained priest
• crackdown: Increased effort to enforce the law or a rule
• workforce: The total number of working people
• immigration: Process of moving your home to a new country
• volatility: Changing from a solid or liquid to a gas
• unemployment: Number of people without jobs in a country
• churn: To turn milk round and round to make butter
• freedom: State of being free, not being controlled
• datum: Item of factual information
• chairman: A man in charge of a meeting
• headwind: Wind blowing opposite to the path of a ship, plane