Vocabulary

• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• turn down: To fold something, e.g. a shirt collar
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• out of reach: Cannot be touched as it is far away
• in places: In some locations but not others
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• put off: To take off, e.g. clothing
• turn into: To change to become something else
• from start to finish: Covering the whole process from beginning to end.
• get past: To overcome an obstacle or difficulty.
• on top of that: In addition to something already mentioned; furthermore.
• in the field: Working or doing research in a real-world environment, not in a classroom or laboratory.
• on the go: Very busy and active.
• in line with: In agreement with; conforming to.
• threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
• rent out: To allow someone to use something that you own in return for money.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• through the roof: Rising to a very high level; skyrocketing.
• keeping up: To understand what someone is saying
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• down with: Suffering from an illness.
• roof over: A place to live; shelter or housing.
• off balance: In a state of being unsteady or unstable; lacking equilibrium.
• spiral out: To decline or deteriorate rapidly and uncontrollably.
• out of control: Impossible to manage or control.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• at scale: In large quantities; with significant reach or impact.
• charge up: To put electricity into a battery
• pandemic: (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
• straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• consider: To think carefully about something
• productive: Producing things in large quantities; fertile
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
• property: Particular quality that someone or something has
• reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
• shift: To change in position or direction
• debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
• afford: To make available, to provide
• inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
• typical: Normal; usual; expected
• core: To take out the central section of a fruit
• productivity: Rate at which people or machines produce
• asset: Thing that has value to you
• estate: A large piece of land, usually with a large house
• household: Being in everyday use; common
• construction: Act of building something; thing that is built
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• topic: Subject or issue people talk or write about
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• speculation: Taking risks that might lead to big profits
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• loop: A circle or curved shape, as when you tie a lace
• feedback: A response or opinion, about a service, etc.
• inequality: Situation where things are not equal, fair
• scarcity: Very small or limited amount of something
• century: Period of 100 years
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• zone: Area of space designated for a particular use
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• own: To have something as your property
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• land: Region or country
• hedge: To select words to avoid saying something directly
• income: Earned money from work, investments or business
• median: Being in the middle or average
• neighbourhood: Area of a town or city that people live in
• affordability: Cheap enough to buy something you want
• impossibly: So as not to be possible or acceptable