Vocabulary

• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• at least: As a minimum
• a good portion: A significant or substantial amount of something.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• have to: Must do
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• rise above: To overcome or surmount a difficult situation or challenge.
• amounted to: To have reached a total of; to be equal to.
• against you: In opposition to you.
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• paying off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
• roof over: A place to live; shelter or housing.
• by day: During the daytime; not at night.
• check out
• on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• interest payment: A payment made periodically to a lender in exchange for the use of their money.
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• out of control: Impossible to manage or control.
• prior to: Before a particular time or event.
• of interest: Relevant or important to someone or something.
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• scenario: An imagined sequence of events in a plan/project
• majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• vast: Being very large in size or amount
• exaggerate: To makes things seem more extreme than reality
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• acquire: To get or earn something by thinking or working
• amount: Quantity of something
• compound: Series of buildings that are walled or fenced off
• debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
• portion: Serving of food that is intended for one person
• irony: Quality of being funny because it is the opposite
• mutual: Shared between two or more people
• accumulate: To gather or acquire so that you have more of it
• inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• account: An advantage
• couple: To join something to something else
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• prior: Existing or coming earlier in time
• investment: Something purchased hoping its value will increase
• invest: To use resources to build for the future
• wealth: Amount of money or possessions you own, e.g. large
• fault: A failure or negative aspect of
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• foreign: Being of a different place or country
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• ratio: The relationship in relative size, etc.
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• loan: To give money, etc. that must be paid back
• liquid: (Of wealth) being able to be spent as cash
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• pure: Not mixed with anything else
• explode: To express an emotion in a sudden and loud way
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• own: To have something as your property
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• exponentially: (Of an increase) at a faster and faster rate
• trust: To expect confidently
• payroll: Money needed to pay those working for a company
• terminology: Specific words and expressions used in a field
• globe: A round object, e.g. like the earth; sphere
• lifestyle: The type of life that you have; the way you live
• warren: Large network of connecting rabbit burrows
• refinance: To finance something for the second time
• treasurer: Officer in charge of an organization's accounts