Change Trends and Future Possibilities

B2 · 100 entries · Five themes

Change Trends and Future Possibilities

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1. Describing trends (20 entries)
  1. decline
  2. shift
  3. pick up
  4. level off
  5. long-term trend
  6. stability
  7. peak
  8. marked
  9. upward trend
  10. reverse a trend
  11. rebound
  12. percentage increase
  13. downturn
  14. proportion
  15. mean
  16. percentage point
  17. year on year
  18. halve
  19. rate per thousand
  20. ceiling
2. Causes of change (20 entries)
  1. rate increase
  2. external factor
  3. bring about
  4. driver of change
  5. pressure
  6. cause
  7. inflation
  8. cost growth
  9. wage growth
  10. widening gap
  11. slowdown
  12. impact
  13. contributing factor
  14. skills shortage
  15. lag behind
  16. inflation rate
  17. create jobs
  18. shrink
  19. price war
  20. burst
3. Adapting to change (20 entries)
  1. transition
  2. phase in
  3. manage expectations
  4. retrain
  5. phase out
  6. gradual change
  7. gradual
  8. change your ways
  9. wear away
  10. change course
  11. accumulate
  12. vary the rhythm
  13. fade
  14. adopt
  15. modify
  16. variation
  17. subside
  18. alter
  19. alternate
  20. thicken
4. Future scenarios (20 entries)
  1. scenario
  2. likely outcome
  3. outlook
  4. consider the consequences
  5. potential
  6. threat
  7. judging by
  8. in the long run
  9. anticipate competition
  10. signal a change
  11. irreversible change
  12. probable
  13. open a market
  14. recovery plan
  15. hypothetical
  16. expansion plan
  17. impose restrictions
  18. keep you guessing
  19. otherwise
  20. annual
5. Uncertainty and implications (20 entries)
  1. allow for uncertainty
  2. long-term effect
  3. unknown factor
  4. assess likelihood
  5. probability
  6. revise a prediction
  7. keep options open
  8. financial implication
  9. social consequence
  10. no doubt
  11. update an estimate
  12. update a belief
  13. compare predictions
  14. unresolved question
  15. recognise uncertainty
  16. be consistent with
  17. the data suggest
  18. contextual clue
  19. recession
  20. underestimate