Vocabulary

• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• move into: To start living in a new house or building
• at the moment: At this time; now
• buy into: To come to accept an idea or believe in it
• of value: Having worth, importance, or usefulness.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• going on: To continue doing something
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• at least: As a minimum
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• have to: Must do
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• trade out: To replace someone or something with another, often of similar value or function.
• jump on: To criticize someone suddenly and strongly.
• at times: Sometimes; occasionally.
• on a whim: Based on a sudden desire or impulse; without planning.
• concern about: To worry about something.
• credit rating: An evaluation of the credit risk of a prospective debtor, predicting their ability to pay back the debt, and an implicit forecast of the likelihood of the debtor defaulting.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• turn into: To change to become something else
• third one: The item that is in the third position in a sequence.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• in green: Located in or surrounded by green plants or fields.
• resource depletion: The using up of natural resources.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• as much a: To the same degree or extent.
• sell off: To sell something quickly, usually because you need the money or because you want to stop being involved with it.
• below stairs: Referring to the part of a house where servants lived or worked, usually downstairs.
• at midnight: At twelve o'clock at night; the middle of the night.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• alternative: Something different you can choose
• physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
• embrace: Act of holding someone closely
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• typically: In a normal or usual way
• tend: To move or act in a certain manner
• necessarily: In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
• precious: Having a youthful, cute, and pleasant appearance
• squeeze: Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• financial: Involving money
• spike: The top point in a graph
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• volatile: Able to easily become a gas at a low temperature
• prosperity: State of being financially/economically successful
• association: Organization of people with the same interest
• rapidly: With great speed; quickly
• retail: Business of selling products to the public
• asset: Thing that has value to you
• deficit: Amount less than what is needed or required
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• investment: Something purchased hoping its value will increase
• deem: To judge something to be a certain thing, way
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• vehicle: Machine (such as a car) used to carry things
• raw: Being uncontrolled or strong, as your emotions
• industrial: Concerning making things in factories
• ratio: The relationship in relative size, etc.
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• increasingly: More and more; in greater degree or amount
• broad: General; not detailed
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• copper: Reddish-brown metal used in cables or wires
• harvest: Gathering crops from the fields; the crops
• rally: Public meeting to support or oppose something
• ounce: Unit of weight equal to 1/16 pound or 28 grams
• unpredictable: Difficult to guess about (the future)
• solar: Concerning the sun, or its heat
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• metric: Based on the meter as a standard of measurement
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• liberation: Act of setting someone or something free
• mint: Candies with the taste of mint
• monsoon: Seasonal wind system in India, etc., bringing rain
• downgrade: To rate lower; to lower in value or esteem
• bullion: Mass of precious metal