Vocabulary

• rock bottom: The lowest possible level or point.
• shift in: A change or alteration in something.
• came into force: To become operative or legally valid.
• force in: To enter a place by applying physical force.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• have to: Must do
• cut costs: To reduce expenses or spending.
• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
• physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• precious: Having a youthful, cute, and pleasant appearance
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
• shift: To change in position or direction
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• fraction: Small part of something
• rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
• synthetic: Not natural; made from artificial materials
• fabric: Cloth or material
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• retail: Business of selling products to the public
• account: An advantage
• engagement: Something you must do at a set time; appointment
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• standard: Official unit of measuring something
• fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
• vacuum: Space with absolutely no air in it
• plunge: (Of prices, hopes etc.) to decrease very quickly
• chamber: Enclosed space that contains something
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• layer: One of several sheets of a material or object
• briefly: Using little time or resources
• chemical: Basic substance produced by mixing elements
• bottom: The part of your body you sit on
• inventory: List of items stored at a place
• scarcity: Very small or limited amount of something
• carbon: Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• organization: Group of people with a particular purpose
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• footprint: Mark left by a foot of an animal or human
• streamline: To make smooth or more efficient
• mining: To place a bomb in the ground or the sea
• subsidiary: Less important or supporting organization/company
• lab: Short for 'laboratory'
• geopolitical: Concerning geopolitics
• polished: To make something smooth and shiny by rubbing it
• unlimited: Being free from limits, restrictions or rules
• carat: A unit of weight for precious stones