Vocabulary

• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• have to: Must do
• pay off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• at least: As a minimum
• cut costs: To reduce expenses or spending.
• in the open: Publicly; not secret.
• found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• back then: At that time in the past.
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• paying off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• on the brink of: Very near to experiencing something, usually something unpleasant.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• lead to: To result in some action
• engage in: To participate or become involved in something.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• scenario: An imagined sequence of events in a plan/project
• boost: To increase something; to make something better
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• exact: Completely correct; accurate; specific
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
• recession: Act of moving backward gradually
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• reverse: Setting that makes the vehicle go backward
• furious: Extremely angry
• appeal: Ability to attract interest, attention, or desire
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• primarily: In the most basic or important way
• labor: To struggle to do something because it's difficult
• expire: To breathe out
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• couple: To join something to something else
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• dominance: Having more power, success than others
• investment: Something purchased hoping its value will increase
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• rush: To attack someone suddenly in a group
• trend: Current style or fashion
• imminent: Happening soon; about to happen
• tariff: List of fixed prices at hotel
• reserve: To arrange for a room or table be kept for you
• brink: Near to happening; on the verge of
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• sheet: Piece of cloth you put on the bed to sleep on
• bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• ceiling: Top part of a room above your head
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
• worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• business: A company formed for making profit
• pump: To make liquid or gas flow in a particular direction
• massively: To a very large degree or in a large manner
• payroll: Money needed to pay those working for a company
• unemployment: Number of people without jobs in a country
• hike: Large and unexpected increase in price, level etc.
• geopolitical: Concerning geopolitics
• overuse: Use of an object too often or too extensively
• stagflation: Period of slow economic growth while prices rise