Vocabulary

• due to: Because of; owing to
• such as: For example; like
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• look into: To investigate or try to discover the reasons for
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• rate it: To give something a score or evaluation based on its quality or merit.
• in places: In some locations but not others
• slow down: To reduce the speed
• on the rise: Increasing; becoming more popular or common.
• at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• take some time: To allocate or dedicate a period to a specific activity or purpose.
• check out
• subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
• ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
• pandemic: (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
• debate: General public discussion of a topic
• boost: To increase something; to make something better
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• straightforward: Easy to do or understand; not complicated
• express: To send something by fast mail
• contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
• blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
• estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
• recession: Act of moving backward gradually
• currency: Widespread acceptance
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• corporate: Concerning (usually large) companies
• inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
• address: Exact street location of a place
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• purchase: To buy something; to get by paying money for it
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• due: When something is required or expected
• objective: Being real, rather than simply being an idea
• halt: To stop, or cause something, e.g. a car, to stop
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• consolidation: Act of combining into an integral whole
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• illustrate: To supply pictures to go along with words
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• accelerate: To cause to occur earlier than expected
• reserve: To arrange for a room or table be kept for you
• enforcement: Process of making sure that rules are followed
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• stimulus: Something that causes a change
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• multiply: To increase in number by reproducing/having babies
• chain: To feel to be bound or tied to
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• argue: To fight or disagree over something
• crude: Lacking manners or finesse; rude
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
• perpetuate: To make something continue for a long time
• subtract: To take away a value or amount from another
• pump: To make liquid or gas flow in a particular direction
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• frozen: Hard, solid because it is below zero degrees
• supply: Availability of products and services for use
• calculate: To find an answer using mathematics
• antitrust: (Laws) preventing unfair business practices