Vocabulary

• at least: As a minimum
• have to: Must do
• number of people: The total count of individuals within a group or gathering.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• fix the problem: To find a solution to a problem; to repair something that is broken.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• in the open: Publicly; not secret.
• such as: For example; like
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• consist of
• at that time: During a specific point in the past.
• in theory: According to the stated ideas or principles
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• in practice: In reality or actual use; as opposed to in theory.
• out of control: Impossible to manage or control.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• in trouble: Experiencing difficulties, problems, or legal issues.
• grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
• far worse: Significantly more unpleasant, serious, or severe.
• at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• paying off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
• in reality: Actually; in fact; truly.
• on behalf of: As the representative of someone
• rely on: To depend on someone or something
• happen by: To visit a place casually or unexpectedly.
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• slightly: Only a little
• vast: Being very large in size or amount
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• productivity: Rate at which people or machines produce
• suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
• household: Being in everyday use; common
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• invest: To use resources to build for the future
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
• wage: Money paid to a worker for the hours they worked
• solution: Mix of a liquid and a solid or a gas
• leave: To go away from; depart
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• demographic: Group of people with similar characteristics
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• payroll: Money needed to pay those working for a company
• globe: A round object, e.g. like the earth; sphere
• cap: Covering for the end or top of something
• median: Being in the middle or average
• treasurer: Officer in charge of an organization's accounts