Vocabulary

• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• come at: To approach someone to attack them
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• in addition to: Besides; as well as
• make up: To invent or create a story
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• due to: Because of; owing to
• slow down: To reduce the speed
• set off: To start a journey
• depression: Medical condition of a lack of vitality
• trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
• material: Cloth; fabric
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• tricky: Difficult, so needing skill to do or deal with
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• revenue: Money that is made by or paid to a business
• attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
• bold: Brave; very confident; too confident
• curious: Wanting to know more about something
• straightforward: Easy to do or understand; not complicated
• roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
• initially: At first; originally
• explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
• 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
• spike: The top point in a graph
• worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
• predict: To guess or estimate what will or might happen
• address: Exact street location of a place
• seemingly: Appearing to be but may not actually be; probably
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• reaction: Bodily response to a drug or something eaten
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• hefty: Being heavy or large
• rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• slight: Small (amount, quality)
• tariff: List of fixed prices at hotel
• condemn: To say that (a building) is too unsafe to be used
• decay: To be slowly destroyed by natural processes; rot
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• complexity: State of having many parts and not being simple
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• ripple: Small gentle low wave on the surface of water, etc.
• act: To behave in a certain way
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• agricultural: Concerning farming, or the land
• unemployment: Number of people without jobs in a country
• retaliate: To take revenge for something harmful or wrong
• soybean: Edible seed widely used to make sauce, in cooking
• hoover: Vacuum cleaner