Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• bring down: To destroy (government, etc.) forcefully
• at least: As a minimum
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• for rent: Available to be rented or leased.
• freak out: To react or behave in a wild or irrational way
• at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• turn into: To change to become something else
• make up: To invent or create a story
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• despite the fact: In spite of; notwithstanding.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• prior to: Before a particular time or event.
• on the brink of: Very near to experiencing something, usually something unpleasant.
• at any rate: Whatever happens; in any case; anyway.
• by itself: Alone; without help or assistance.
• in the long run: Eventually; over a long period of time.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• roof over: A place to live; shelter or housing.
• over your head: Too difficult to understand.
• lead to: To result in some action
• out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• vast: Being very large in size or amount
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• default: Automatic setting when no indicated preference
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• 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
• portion: Serving of food that is intended for one person
• afford: To make available, to provide
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• tiny: Very, very small
• inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• purchase: To buy something; to get by paying money for it
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
• asset: Thing that has value to you
• responsible: Being the cause of something that has occurred
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• investment: Something purchased hoping its value will increase
• invest: To use resources to build for the future
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• brink: Near to happening; on the verge of
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• crash: To damage an object by causing it to hit something
• neighborhood: Area of a town or city that people live in
• portfolio: A list of the financial assets held by someone
• massively: To a very large degree or in a large manner
• allocate: To distribute or set apart for a plan or purpose
• percentage: Part of a whole divided into hundredths