Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• crash out: To go to sleep very quickly because you are very tired.
• in case of: If something happens; in the event of.
• on the basis of: Because of; using as a reason or justification.
• jump in: To enter a vehicle quickly.
• get behind: To support or encourage.
• deal with
• as a whole: Considering everything together; in general.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
• in terms of
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• in the works: Being planned or prepared; in progress.
• look back: To think about past events
• apart from: Except for; not considering
• take away from: To reduce the positive effect or value of something.
• vulnerable: Being open to attack or damage
• scenario: An imagined sequence of events in a plan/project
• vast: Being very large in size or amount
• grocery: Daily foods such as flour, sugar, and tinned foods
• achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
• strike: To hit something
• parliament: Elected officials who govern a country (in the UK)
• integrate: To combine together; make into one thing
• estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
• precisely: In an exact and accurate manner
• pile: Large amount of something
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• ease: To make something less difficult, tight, stressed
• inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• huge: Very very large
• retail: Business of selling products to the public
• transition: Change from one state, movement, place to another
• investment: Something purchased hoping its value will increase
• dire: (E.g. of consequences) very serious
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• equation: Mathematical statement showing things to be equal
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• civil: Of citizens of a country; not military, criminal
• peak: Part of a cap that sticks out over your eyes
• document: Official (printed) record that gives information
• leave: To go away from; depart
• limit: Point beyond which it is not possible to go
• withdrawal: Action of pulling back or move away or backward
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• flow: To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
• british: Concerning the culture and people of British
• economic: Concerning trade, industry, and money
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• basis: Main ingredient or part of something
• crash: To damage an object by causing it to hit something
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• precedent: A similar action happening before now
• predecessor: Something that comes before another in a series
• negotiate: To have a formal discussion to reach an agreement
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• prepare: To make something ready for use
• stockpile: Large supply of something kept for future use
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• unemployment: Number of people without jobs in a country
• overnight: (Becoming famous, etc.) in a short amount of time
• disagree: To have a different opinion; to fail to agree
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• fiscal: Concerning government spending and taxing
• strong: (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
• dry: (Of humor) clever, but not obvious; ironic
• breakup: End of a relationship often due to troubles
• consortium: Group formed with the purpose to work together
• supermarket: Self-service store selling groceries etc.
• ifs: Introducing conditions for some things to happen