Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• pay back: To return money or a favor
• lead to: To result in some action
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• such as: For example; like
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• prepare yourself: To get yourself ready for something.
• thumbs up: A gesture of approval or agreement, indicated by holding a fist with the thumb extended upwards.
• threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
• at first glance: Upon initial observation or assessment.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• pay off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
• right in front: Directly ahead; in a position immediately before someone or something.
• down with: Suffering from an illness.
• take down: To capture physically
• at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• check out
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• reinforce: To send more troops/resources to support an army
• exact: Completely correct; accurate; specific
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• crush: Strong attraction to someone
• freak: (Of weather, etc.) unusual; unpredictable; amazing
• mortgage: Long-term loan from a bank for buying property
• debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
• estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
• worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
• inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• blow: To move something using air
• option: A choice
• equal: Same in shape, size, or number
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• invest: To use resources to build for the future
• convert: To switch from a religion, belief etc. to another
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• credit: System to buy something and pay for it later
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• margin: Edge of an area
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• substantially: In a basic, general manner
• hedge: To select words to avoid saying something directly
• supply: Availability of products and services for use
• pension: Regular payments you receive after you retire
• borrow: To take and later return something from another
• collateral: Property you offer as security against a loan
• deflation: When prices of good/service fall instead of rising
• auto: Car; a road vehicle with four or more wheels
• yen: Currency used in Japan