Vocabulary

• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• per year: For each year; annually.
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• take for example: To use as an instance or illustration.
• bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• stack up: To compare with something else; measure up.
• up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• in bad shape: In poor physical or operational condition.
• full picture: A complete and comprehensive understanding of a situation or issue.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• factor in: To include something as an important element when making a decision or calculation.
• come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
• check out
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• gross: 144 of something; twelve dozen of something
• alternative: Something different you can choose
• physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• consumption: The act of buying and using products
• roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
• contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
• measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• domestic: Someone paid to help with housework in your house
• quality: Feature associated with someone or something
• financial: Involving money
• recession: Act of moving backward gradually
• worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
• suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• generally: Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
• stack: A large number or amount of something
• refer: To talk about or write about something
• factor: Something that influences a result
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• section: A part of a whole
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• consecutive: Following one after the other in order
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• plummet: To fall quickly, as from the sky
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• equation: Mathematical statement showing things to be equal
• gauge: A tool used to measure things
• digital: Using electronic signals or computers
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• defense: Argument in support of something
• barista: Person who serves drinks at a bar or cafe
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• sip: To drink just a little at a time
• volunteer: Working willingly without pay to help others
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• pollution: Dangerous substances released into an environment
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• chart: Drawing showing information in a clear way
• part: Division of a book
• percentage: Part of a whole divided into hundredths
• calculate: To find an answer using mathematics
• espresso: Strong black coffee made using steam pressure
• unlimited: Being free from limits, restrictions or rules
• calculation: Process or result of using mathematics
• haircut: Act of cutting the hair; way the hair is cut
• unpaid: Yet to be paid