Vocabulary

• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• in isolation: Separately from other people or things; alone.
• rate as: To consider someone or something to be of a particular quality or standard.
• inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
• deal with
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• at least: As a minimum
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• back onto: To reverse a vehicle so it stops at a particular place.
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• move over: To make room for someone or something by shifting position.
• as much a: To the same degree or extent.
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• break even: To neither make a profit nor a loss
• step back: To move backwards; to move away from something.
• in terms of
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• make ends meet: To manage to live on the money you have.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• have to: Must do
• out of the way: Remote; isolated.
• settle down: To become calm and relaxed after not being so
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
• resilience: Ability to recover quickly from something bad
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• native: Someone from or born in a specific country
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
• integrity: Quality of being honest, fair and honorable
• confidence: Feeling that you can do well at something
• dynamic: Always active or energetic; getting things done
• initially: At first; originally
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• territory: Area of land defended by an animal
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• 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
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
• inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
• path: Method of living leading to a particular result
• settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
• ease: To make something less difficult, tight, stressed
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• private: Being away from others and quiet
• labor: To struggle to do something because it's difficult
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• cautious: Careful about avoiding danger, problems
• stance: A position or opinion stated in public
• monetary: Concerning a country's economic system
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• margin: Edge of an area
• uncertainty: Feeling of not really knowing what will happen
• hospitality: Welcoming treatment of visitors or guests
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• prop: Moveable item used on the set of a theater/film
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• immigration: Process of moving your home to a new country
• unemployment: Number of people without jobs in a country
• marketing: To publicize products to get you to buy; advertise
• historically: In history; in the past
• prudent: Careful; wise; responsible
• cyclical: Series of regular and repeated actions
• squarely: Directly and without evading
• slowdown: Act of slowing down or falling behind