Vocabulary

• rat race: A way of life in which people are caught up in a fiercely competitive struggle for wealth or power.
• have to: Must do
• for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
• clock in: To record the time of one's arrival at work, typically using a time clock.
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• pull away: To drive (vehicle) away;
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• clock out: To record the time of one's departure from work, typically using a time clock.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• out of a job: Without employment; having lost one's job.
• at best: Under the most optimistic or favorable circumstances; the most that can be hoped for.
• falling apart: To suffer a nervous breakdown
• at worst: If the most unfavorable outcome happens.
• break out
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• in the game: Still involved or active in a competition or situation.
• blue in the face: To do something to exhaustion without success.
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• at scale: In large quantities; with significant reach or impact.
• cash flow
• force in: To enter a place by applying physical force.
• at a profit: Selling or doing something with financial gain.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• in the long run: Eventually; over a long period of time.
• write down: To record in writing
• light on: To illuminate something.
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• move to: To change the place where you live or work.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• mindset: Way someone things about something
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• consumption: The act of buying and using products
• compound: Series of buildings that are walled or fenced off
• shift: To change in position or direction
• financial: Involving money
• debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• leverage: An advantage which gives you influence or power
• escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
• paradigm: A set of ideas for understanding or explaining
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• trap: Device used for catching animals
• board: Surface for posting or showing information
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• budget: Amount of money planned to be spent
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• emergency: Sudden event needing an immediate action
• wealth: Amount of money or possessions you own, e.g. large
• race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
• solution: Mix of a liquid and a solid or a gas
• surplus: More than is needed or wanted
• architect: Person who designs and advises on buildings
• credit: System to buy something and pay for it later
• defense: Argument in support of something
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• paycheck: Check issued in payment of wages or salary
• millionaire: Person with 1,000,000 dollars, euros etc. or more
• business: A company formed for making profit
• hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• income: Earned money from work, investments or business
• pad: Object that is thin, flat, and usually soft
• equity: Condition of people being treated the same
• freedom: State of being free, not being controlled
• skip: Very large waste disposal bin
• discretionary: According to your own judgment or self-restraint
• pawn: Person used to advance the purposes of another
• rat: Long-tailed rodent similar to/bigger than a mouse
• compliant: Willing to obey, follow the wishes of others
• bathroom: Room where you take a bath or go to the toilet
• quadrant: Quarter of a circle or land area
• vanguard: Group who are the leaders in an action or movement
• snowball: Ball of snow you throw at each other