Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• going on: To continue doing something
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in the news: Being widely reported in the media.
• such as: For example; like
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• at least: As a minimum
• in the absence of: When someone or something is not present or available.
• sell off: To sell something quickly, usually because you need the money or because you want to stop being involved with it.
• for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
• double over: To bend over at the waist due to pain or laughter
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• round to: To visit someone's place informally, usually briefly.
• with regards to: Concerning; relating to; about.
• in reality: Actually; in fact; truly.
• at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
• weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• gross: 144 of something; twelve dozen of something
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• revenue: Money that is made by or paid to a business
• skeptical: Doubting that something is true/probable/useful
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• rid: To cause to no longer have (pest, problem)
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• amount: Quantity of something
• unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
• measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• assumption: Something you believe to be so, but aren't sure of
• debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
• worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• grasp: Person's control over something
• private: Being away from others and quiet
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• core: To take out the central section of a fruit
• value: Importance you attach to something
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• absence: State of not being present, or not existing
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• exceed: To be greater in number, degree than something
• metric: Based on the meter as a standard of measurement
• closet: Small room or cupboard used for storing things
• drip: Tiny amount of liquid that falls from something
• calculate: To find an answer using mathematics
• datum: Item of factual information
• tired: Without energy so you want to rest or fall asleep
• misunderstand: To fail to get the meaning correctly
• unclear: Not easy to understand; not obvious
• lumpy: Like or containing small hard or sticky lumps
• conjecture: Forming an opinion/conclusion with little evidence
• auto: Car; a road vehicle with four or more wheels