Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• personal data: Information that relates to an identifiable individual.
• spend money: To use money to buy or pay for something.
• per year: For each year; annually.
• have to: Must do
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• metro area: A densely populated urban area and its surrounding suburbs, economically and socially integrated.
• like candy: In large amounts or very freely and abundantly.
• tap into: To manage to use something in a way that brings you benefits
• in addition to: Besides; as well as
• in business: Actively operating as a commercial enterprise.
• drive down: To cause something to decrease or become lower.
• in key: Singing or playing notes correctly according to the musical key.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• home in: Move or direct toward a specific target or goal.
• in progress: Currently taking place or being done; not yet completed.
• humanly possible: Within the limits of what a person can achieve.
• save up: To gradually collect money by saving.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• contrary to: In opposition to; against.
• other than: Except for; apart from.
• on the surface: Appearing to be true or real until examined more closely.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• take out: To apply for and get a license
• make ends meet: To manage to live on the money you have.
• pay off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
• break it down: To simplify something complex into smaller, more manageable parts.
• in reality: Actually; in fact; truly.
• see to: To attend to; take care of
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• decline: To bend towards the ground
• reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
• property: Particular quality that someone or something has
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• burden: To weigh down with a load; impose a task upon
• debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• corporate: Concerning (usually large) companies
• distinguish: To make something clearly different from others
• private: Being away from others and quiet
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• estate: A large piece of land, usually with a large house
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• degree: Amount or extent of something
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• wealth: Amount of money or possessions you own, e.g. large
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• millennial: Concerning a millennium (a thousand years)
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• staff: Employees of a company
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• optimize: To make as effective as possible
• own: To have something as your property
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• equity: Condition of people being treated the same
• datum: Item of factual information
• median: Being in the middle or average
• incognito: Without revealing your identity
• elect: To select someone for a position by voting
• gen: (UK old-fashioned, informal) Information about a particular subject