Vocabulary

• such as: For example; like
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• have to: Must do
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in check: Under control; restrained.
• cool down: To become cooler; to reduce in temperature.
• as a result of: Because of something; owing to.
• lead to: To result in some action
• in parallel: Done at the same time; simultaneously.
• zoom out: To decrease the magnification of an image, showing more of the scene.
• consists of: Is made up or composed of.
• to scale: In proportion; maintaining accurate relative dimensions.
• as a whole: Considering everything together; in general.
• by itself: Alone; without help or assistance.
• one step away: Very close to achieving something.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• pass down: To give something to someone younger than you in your family, often after you die.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• at least: As a minimum
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• pay back: To return money or a favor
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• on demand: Whenever requested or needed.
• pay off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
• end up with: To have something as a result.
• bull market: A financial market in which prices are rising or are expected to rise.
• ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
• old school: Traditional or old-fashioned in style, behavior, or attitude.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• made with: Containing a particular ingredient or material.
• deal with
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• pattern: Model to follow in making or doing something
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• exact: Completely correct; accurate; specific
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• default: Automatic setting when no indicated preference
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• mortgage: Long-term loan from a bank for buying property
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• dump: To end a romantic relationship
• debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
• spike: The top point in a graph
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
• ease: To make something less difficult, tight, stressed
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• budget: Amount of money planned to be spent
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• era: Period characterized by particular events, people
• wealth: Amount of money or possessions you own, e.g. large
• profit: Benefit from doing something
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• paycheck: Check issued in payment of wages or salary
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• massively: To a very large degree or in a large manner
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• instability: Condition of being changeable
• stabilize: To make stable/consistent, with no major changes
• datum: Item of factual information
• warren: Large network of connecting rabbit burrows