Vocabulary

• under control: Being managed or restrained; not out of hand.
• swim in: To move through water by using your arms and legs.
• sell off: To sell something quickly, usually because you need the money or because you want to stop being involved with it.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• have to: Must do
• at once: Immediately; without delay
• lead to: To result in some action
• in all likelihood: Very probably; almost certainly.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• result in: To cause or produce as a consequence.
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• for that matter: Used to emphasize that something is true or likely to happen, or to introduce a related point.
• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• check out
• incredibly: To a great degree; very; amazingly
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• content: Being happy or satisfied
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• delicate: Easily broken or damaged
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• amount: Quantity of something
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• initial: First letter of your given name
• virtually: In an almost complete or entire manner
• exploit: To selfishly take advantage of or treat badly
• worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
• fraction: Small part of something
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• dive: Restaurant, bar or club with a bad reputation
• likelihood: Chance that something might happen
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• wealth: Amount of money or possessions you own, e.g. large
• crime: Act that is believed to be a mistake or foolish
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• quarter: 25 cents
• profitable: Being useful; benefiting someone or something
• sight: To aim (a gun) at something to get your range
• seize: To take a place with force, as by military action
• starve: To (cause to) be hungry or go without food
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• liquid: (Of wealth) being able to be spent as cash
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• own: To have something as your property
• business: A company formed for making profit
• lump: Small swollen mass in body, e.g. showing disease
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• confiscate: To take something away from someone as punishment
• bankrupt: Unable to pay debts
• bob: To move up and down repeatedly