Vocabulary

• hard by: Very near or close to something.
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• at least: As a minimum
• have to: Must do
• for the world: Used to emphasize something would never happen.
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• in town: Present or available in the local area or city.
• in part: To some extent; partially.
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• in the business of: Engaged in a particular commercial activity or profession.
• go after: To chase or pursue something
• disagree with: To have a different opinion from someone else.
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• across the board: Broad in scope or content
• perspective: Artistic method of creating a sense of distance
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• privilege: Advantage or right given to only certain people
• stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
• permanent: Lasting forever; not temporary or changing
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• advantage: Thing making the chance of success higher
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
• commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
• commodity: Something useful or valuable, usually for sale
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
• persistent: Continuing to do something despite challenges
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• direction: When someone tells people what to do
• grain: Seeds of plants used for food
• district: Area of a country, city, or town
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• rural: Concerning the country as opposed to the city
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• nightmare: Frightening, difficult or displeasing experience
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• monetary: Concerning a country's economic system
• crop: Plants grown on a farm for food, e.g. corn or rice
• tariff: List of fixed prices at hotel
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• reserve: To arrange for a room or table be kept for you
• important: Having power or authority
• policy: Document stating terms of an insurance agreement
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• harvest: Gathering crops from the fields; the crops
• fertilizer: Substance added to soil to help plants grow
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• business: A company formed for making profit
• disagree: To have a different opinion; to fail to agree
• diesel: Heavy mineral oil used for power engines
• regional: Of a particular area, not the whole of a country
• datum: Item of factual information
• playbook: Notebook with diagrams of the plays of a team
• mid: At (or near) the middle point