Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• back then: At that time in the past.
• pay off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
• out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
• in times: During periods or moments of.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• 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.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• other places: Different locations or areas
• build a house: To construct a building for habitation.
• not available: Not able to be used or obtained; inaccessible.
• in trouble: Experiencing difficulties, problems, or legal issues.
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• pay back: To return money or a favor
• on time
• on the market: Available for sale.
• in ways: In a manner or by methods that.
• fix the problem: To find a solution to a problem; to repair something that is broken.
• bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• on the table: Located on the surface of a table.
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• revenue: Money that is made by or paid to a business
• unprecedented: Not having happened before, or to such a degree
• debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
• bond: Rope, chain or other thing used to tie someone up
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• corporate: Concerning (usually large) companies
• bargain: Something bought for a lower price than expected
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• turmoil: Very confused situation where things are not clear
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
• deficit: Amount less than what is needed or required
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• budget: Amount of money planned to be spent
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• grand: A counter for 1000 of something
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• flee: To leave somewhere urgently, to avoid danger
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• credit: System to buy something and pay for it later
• combine: To mix several things together to form one thing
• ratio: The relationship in relative size, etc.
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• limit: Point beyond which it is not possible to go
• loan: To give money, etc. that must be paid back
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• argue: To fight or disagree over something
• unravel: To work out the meaning of, in a slow careful way
• point: An item to be discussed
• spur: To make your horse go faster
• person: Man, woman or child
• percentage: Part of a whole divided into hundredths
• equity: Condition of people being treated the same
• fiscal: Concerning government spending and taxing
• meltdown: Very large disaster, where everything goes wrong
• unsustainable: That cannot be kept up or continued
• procurement: Act of getting possession of something