Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• deal with
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• make ends meet: To manage to live on the money you have.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• stay afloat: To have enough money to pay what you owe; to survive financially.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• come up: To come closer to someone; approach
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• at least: As a minimum
• compete in: To take part in a contest or competition.
• look into: To investigate or try to discover the reasons for
• take in: To allow to enter; receive as a guest
• being with: Accompanying someone; being in someone's presence.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• check out
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• thrive: To be or become healthy or successful
• potentially: That could happen or become reality
• acquire: To get or earn something by thinking or working
• specifically: As regards a particular thing; closely related to
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
• consumption: The act of buying and using products
• initially: At first; originally
• separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
• insight: Power to understand people and things very well
• competition: Fighting against others to win something
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• upset: (Of stomach, etc.) not functioning well; sick
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• screw: To cheat someone, as out of money/property
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• grant: To admit an opinion is true but not fully agreeing
• survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• equal: Same in shape, size, or number
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• click: To work well with someone or something
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• decrease: To reduce the size, amount or number of something
• enforcement: Process of making sure that rules are followed
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• raid: Sudden entry by police; surprise attack by army
• license: To give official permission to do something
• lawsuit: A proceeding in law courts to get a legal decision
• equity: Condition of people being treated the same
• afloat: Remaining on top of a liquid; floating
• illicit: Not allowed by the laws or rules
• cannabis: Type of plant that is a drug when smoked
• uncover: To remove what is on top to show something