Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• stand up to: To resist or fight someone who is being aggressive
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• such as: For example; like
• dig down: To excavate or dig deeper into the ground.
• paying off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• on the brink of: Very near to experiencing something, usually something unpleasant.
• at first glance: Upon initial observation or assessment.
• in trouble: Experiencing difficulties, problems, or legal issues.
• dive in: To start doing something with a lot of enthusiasm.
• thumbs up: A gesture of approval or agreement, indicated by holding a fist with the thumb extended upwards.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• bring to: To make someone to wake up from being unconscious
• move away: To relocate; to go and live in a different place.
• to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• on top of that: In addition to something already mentioned; furthermore.
• at least: As a minimum
• got to: To arrive at some place
• go higher: To increase or rise to a greater level.
• rely on: To depend on someone or something
• by now: At the present time or already; before the present.
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• property: Particular quality that someone or something has
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• mortgage: Long-term loan from a bank for buying property
• financial: Involving money
• debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
• afford: To make available, to provide
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• huge: Very very large
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• extract: Essential ingredient of a natural thing
• suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
• independent: Making your own decisions; acting by yourself
• deficit: Amount less than what is needed or required
• survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
• budget: Amount of money planned to be spent
• construction: Act of building something; thing that is built
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• investment: Something purchased hoping its value will increase
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• tariff: List of fixed prices at hotel
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• fleet: Group of ships under one commander
• refine: To change slightly in order to improve it
• median: Being in the middle or average
• deduct: To take some amount away from a total
• neighbor: Person who lives, or is near, you
• economically: In an efficient manner
• silicon: Mineral used in making steel and computer parts
• militarily: As regards the military