Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• out of work
• for instance: As an example.
• for the most part: Generally; mostly; on the whole.
• tap into: To manage to use something in a way that brings you benefits
• all at once: Suddenly; at the same time
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• at once: Immediately; without delay
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• change hands: To pass from one owner to another.
• down the road: At a future time; in the future.
• in reserve: Kept as a backup or for future use.
• lay off: To stop troubling or hitting someone
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• turn out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• falling apart: To suffer a nervous breakdown
• set aside: To reject or throw away, e.g. an idea
• set up
• assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• inevitable: That must happen; certain to happen
• depression: Medical condition of a lack of vitality
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• commercial: Radio or television advertisement
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• portion: Serving of food that is intended for one person
• estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
• recession: Act of moving backward gradually
• chunk: A large bit of something; thick lump
• corporate: Concerning (usually large) companies
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• adapt: To change something for a different function
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• pause: To stop doing for a while before continuing
• chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
• retail: Business of selling products to the public
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• temporarily: For a limited amount of time
• outcome: Something that happens as a result, consequence
• tap: To access a liquid (e.g. in a tree) through a hole
• lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
• mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
• insurance: Protection against loss/injury/death you pay for
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• relief: Aid given to people in need as after war/disaster
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• mild: Gentle in nature or behavior
• aim: Act of pointing something at a target
• coronavirus: Any of a group of RNA viruses that cause a variety of diseases in humans and other animals.
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• paycheck: Check issued in payment of wages or salary
• suit: To be appropriate for a given situation
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• great: Very good; better than before
• payroll: Money needed to pay those working for a company
• onslaught: Violent attack; a sudden rush of something
• unemployment: Number of people without jobs in a country
• jet: Stream of liquid/gas shooting out of small opening
• shutter: Part of a camera that opens to allow in light
• fiat: Official order from a person of authority
• ad: Public notice or advertisement
• policymaker: Someone who makes and decides (government) plans