Vocabulary

• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• in practice: In reality or actual use; as opposed to in theory.
• in times: During periods or moments of.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• against the world: Feeling alone in opposition to everyone else.
• emerged as: To become known or apparent; to come forth as.
• as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
• jump in: To enter a vehicle quickly.
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• other than: Except for; apart from.
• rate as: To consider someone or something to be of a particular quality or standard.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• in one year: Within a period of twelve months.
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• due to: Because of; owing to
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• credit rating: An evaluation of the credit risk of a prospective debtor, predicting their ability to pay back the debt, and an implicit forecast of the likelihood of the debtor defaulting.
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• immune: Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
• resilience: Ability to recover quickly from something bad
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• tend: To move or act in a certain manner
• effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
• strength: Condition of being strong
• approximately: Around; nearly; almost; about (a number)
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• domestic: Someone paid to help with housework in your house
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• dump: To end a romantic relationship
• financial: Involving money
• debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
• spike: The top point in a graph
• currency: Widespread acceptance
• authority: The power to give orders to people
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• volatile: Able to easily become a gas at a low temperature
• inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
• robust: Having physical vigor or energetic good health
• regime: A system of management; a form of government
• ease: To make something less difficult, tight, stressed
• perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
• steady: Happening or developing at a regular rate
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• core: To take out the central section of a fruit
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• bust: To arrest people involved in crime
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• hefty: Being heavy or large
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• explicitly: Clearly; specifically
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• monetary: Concerning a country's economic system
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• increasingly: More and more; in greater degree or amount
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• miracle: Amazing, seemingly impossible thing that happened
• float: To sell the shares of a company publicly
• insulate: To prevent heat, electricity, sound from passing
• slope: Angle of a decline, e.g. where a road dips down
• steadily: At a steady rate or pace; reliably; constantly
• turbulent: (Of water) moving violently and unevenly
• regional: Of a particular area, not the whole of a country
• strife: Conflict or discord
• safeguard: To protect and ensure the safety of
• nominal: Not having full power; in name only
• centric: Having or situated at or near a center
• yen: Currency used in Japan