Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• deal with
• got to: To arrive at some place
• as a whole: Considering everything together; in general.
• have to: Must do
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• on to: Toward something; forward
• go away: To go on vacation
• by and large: Generally; on the whole; mostly.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• regardless of
• stay up: To not go to bed until late
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• at least: As a minimum
• beneath the surface: In or under the outer layer of something, often physically below.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• kind of lost: Slightly confused or disoriented; not knowing exactly where one is or what to do.
• talk about it: To discuss a particular subject.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• pandemic: (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• concentration: Amount or number of something in a thing or place
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• corporate: Concerning (usually large) companies
• inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• glimpse: To see or notice something very briefly
• widespread: Happening or existing in many places
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• equal: Same in shape, size, or number
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• attribute: (Of books, art, music) to say it was composed by
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• credit: System to buy something and pay for it later
• quarter: 25 cents
• sheet: Piece of cloth you put on the bed to sleep on
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• ongoing: Continuing to exist or be in progress
• basis: Main ingredient or part of something
• consumer: Person who buys goods or services
• isolate: To identify, consider, or deal with separately
• volatility: Changing from a solid or liquid to a gas
• tug: To pull (something) hard or suddenly
• fiscal: Concerning government spending and taxing
• anomaly: Something different from what is expected
• datum: Item of factual information
• triple: Group or set of three
• allude: To refer to without mentioning it directly