Vocabulary

• pay off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• paying off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• on the brink of: Very near to experiencing something, usually something unpleasant.
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• to death: Extremely; to a great degree
• paid off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
• have to: Must do
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• prior to: Before a particular time or event.
• at least: As a minimum
• rely on: To depend on someone or something
• in the streets: Located or happening outdoors in public roads or areas.
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• exaggerate: To makes things seem more extreme than reality
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• exact: Completely correct; accurate; specific
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
• bond: Rope, chain or other thing used to tie someone up
• portion: Serving of food that is intended for one person
• military: Army or armed forces
• currency: Widespread acceptance
• shrink: To become smaller
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• sustain: To lengthen or continue to do something
• accumulate: To gather or acquire so that you have more of it
• dramatically: In a sudden or extreme manner
• inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
• couple: To join something to something else
• option: A choice
• insurance: Protection against loss/injury/death you pay for
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• invest: To use resources to build for the future
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• credit: System to buy something and pay for it later
• ratio: The relationship in relative size, etc.
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• reserve: To arrange for a room or table be kept for you
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• solve: To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
• starve: To (cause to) be hungry or go without food
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• economic: Concerning trade, industry, and money
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• massively: To a very large degree or in a large manner
• globe: A round object, e.g. like the earth; sphere
• bankrupt: Unable to pay debts
• backbone: Strength and determination
• onwards: Moving toward a future (often better) time/place
• refinance: To finance something for the second time