Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• go below: To move down to a lower deck or level, especially on a ship.
• rack up: To accumulate or amass something, typically debts or points.
• for someone: On behalf of or intended for a particular person.
• at a time: Separately; one by one
• take out: To apply for and get a license
• for free: Without charge; at no cost.
• hit with: To strike someone or something using an object.
• upwards of: More than; at least.
• spend money: To use money to buy or pay for something.
• not available: Not able to be used or obtained; inaccessible.
• on hand: Present and available; in attendance.
• around town: In the local area or vicinity.
• in comparison: When compared to something else.
• rely on: To depend on someone or something
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• in the long run: Eventually; over a long period of time.
• other than: Except for; apart from.
• time is money: Time should be used productively as it is valuable like money.
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• bad idea: An unwise or imprudent course of action.
• down the road: At a future time; in the future.
• lead to: To result in some action
• settle for: To accept something although not satisfied with it
• to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
• for rent: Available to be rented or leased.
• set aside: To reject or throw away, e.g. an idea
• for instance: As an example.
• at least: As a minimum
• move around: To change position or location; to go from place to place.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• constantly: Frequently, or without pause
• fatigue: Breaking due to being moved or bent many times
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• deliberately: In a careful, considered manner; on purpose
• poverty: State of being poor
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• relentless: Continuing without slowing or losing strength
• threshold: Degree or level at which something begins
• tendency: Likelihood to behave in a particular way
• lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
• financial: Involving money
• debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
• worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• bulk: Most of something; majority of
• inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
• bargain: Something bought for a lower price than expected
• notorious: Being famous or publicly known for something bad
• require: To demand that someone does something
• purchase: To buy something; to get by paying money for it
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• account: An advantage
• budget: Amount of money planned to be spent
• option: A choice
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• withdraw: To take money out of a bank account
• spiral: A continuous curve round a central point
• scarcity: Very small or limited amount of something
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• public: Owned by the government
• paycheck: Check issued in payment of wages or salary
• expense: Money you have to pay to do part of your job
• lap: (Of water) to move in a gentle repeated motion
• basic: At the most important or easiest (beginner) level
• infinitely: Continuing forever without end; very great
• worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
• rack: A frame, stand, hook on which things are hung
• scrape: To take something off a surface with a sharp tool
• person: Man, woman or child
• pit: To use your strength, skill or wit to beat another
• income: Earned money from work, investments or business
• mobility: Ability to move
• wiggle: To move from side to side with short fast movement
• captive: Person caught and held against their will
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• expensive: Costing a lot of money
• predatory: Preying on the weak to gain an advantage
• psyche: Soul, mind, or feelings of a person or group
• debit: Amount of money taken out of an account
• favorable: When a good result or positive outcome is likely
• annually: Every year; once a year
• homelessness: Having no home; living on the streets
• motel: Drive-in hotel which provides lodging and parking