Vocabulary

• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• in charge: To be responsible for
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• at least: As a minimum
• hot air: Meaningless or exaggerated talk; empty rhetoric.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in theory: According to the stated ideas or principles
• lay off: To stop troubling or hitting someone
• slow down: To reduce the speed
• have to: Must do
• keeping up: To understand what someone is saying
• check out
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
• number: Symbols such as 1, 2, 56, 793
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• economic: Concerning trade, industry, and money
• policy: Document stating terms of an insurance agreement
• percent: One one-hundredth of a whole; the symbol %
• growth: Improvement, development in a skill over time
• report: Account of the necessary facts and information
• stable: In a position where something does not fall over
• child: A very young person, between about 2 and 15
• electricity: Energy generated positive and negative charges