Vocabulary

• at the moment: At this time; now
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• pour in: To arrive or enter a place in large numbers or amounts.
• in question: Being doubted or disputed; under discussion.
• retail sector: The part of the economy that is made up of businesses that sell goods or services directly to consumers.
• at least: As a minimum
• bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
• in the money: To have gained or to possess a lot of money; profitable.
• shift in: A change or alteration in something.
• per year: For each year; annually.
• for long: For a considerable period of time.
• up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
• have to: Must do
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• decade: Period of 10 years
• financial: Involving money
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• acknowledge: To say you have received a letter, gift, etc.
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
• direction: When someone tells people what to do
• private: Being away from others and quiet
• retail: Business of selling products to the public
• deficit: Amount less than what is needed or required
• labor: To struggle to do something because it's difficult
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• standard: Official unit of measuring something
• construction: Act of building something; thing that is built
• fate: What will happen to you in the future, often bad
• agriculture: The science of farming
• agenda: Plan or policy to achieve your goal or intentions
• investment: Something purchased hoping its value will increase
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• leave: To go away from; depart
• intensive: Needing great effort for a short period of time
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• desert: To leave a place for ever; abandon
• important: Having power or authority
• promise: To say you will certainly do something
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• tan: A light brown color
• con: To trick or deceive someone
• firsthand: Received directly from a source
• hay: Dry grass used as food for animals
• presidential: Concerning the president
• triple: Group or set of three
• bien: (French) good
• para: Shortened form of paragraph