Vocabulary

• ramp up: To increase the level or amount of something sharply.
• on edge: Anxious, nervous, or irritable.
• come around: To eventually change your opinion or be persuaded to agree with someone else's.
• going on: To continue doing something
• squeeze in
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• in terms of
• contend with: To struggle or deal with something difficult.
• hit on: To discover an idea, etc. by chance
• point out: To make others aware of an idea
• eke out: To manage to live with very little money or food.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• discipline: Instruction and practice to teach obedience
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• sustainable: Capable of continuing for a long time
• capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
• squeeze: Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• concrete: Hard building material made of cement, sand, water
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• robust: Having physical vigor or energetic good health
• drill: A machine that makes holes with a metal bit
• resolution: End part of a story resolving the conflict
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
• survey: Broad view or general description of something
• landscape: Area or scene of activity, especially in politics
• lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
• due: When something is required or expected
• savvy: Wise; Not easily fooled; Street smart
• mood: Emotion or a state of mind; how you feel
• invest: To use resources to build for the future
• influx: Sudden arrival of many people or things
• accelerate: To cause to occur earlier than expected
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• diplomatic: Concerning formal relationships between countries
• gain: To increase in something, such as weight
• phase: Different stages of the moon from new to full
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• ramp: Path that increases in height as you walk up it
• resolve: To make a decision to do something
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• economic: Concerning trade, industry, and money
• attach: To be associated or connected with
• zone: Area of space designated for a particular use
• efficiency: Working well; producing something without waste
• negotiate: To have a formal discussion to reach an agreement
• shell: Hard outer cover of an egg, fruit, nut, or seed
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• refine: To change slightly in order to improve it
• contend: To struggle or compete for
• escalation: An increase in severity
• fiscal: Concerning government spending and taxing
• analyst: Someone who is skilled at studying details of data
• blockade: To block or impede the movement of people, objects