Vocabulary

• safe as houses: Extremely safe or secure, very unlikely to fail or cause harm.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• at least: As a minimum
• writ large: Displayed or obvious in a very clear or exaggerated way.
• in terms of
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• in the long run: Eventually; over a long period of time.
• have to: Must do
• count on: To depend on someone
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• ridiculous: Funny or foolish; deserving to be laughed at
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• pandemic: (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• consequence: Importance of a person or thing
• circumstance: Condition or fact that affects a situation
• unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
• significantly: In a way that is important or noticeable
• property: Particular quality that someone or something has
• incentive: Something that encourages you to do something
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• mortgage: Long-term loan from a bank for buying property
• decade: Period of 10 years
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• predict: To guess or estimate what will or might happen
• shelter: Place to protect people/animals from abuse
• attractive: Making you like them, as by being good-looking
• purchase: To buy something; to get by paying money for it
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• asset: Thing that has value to you
• labor: To struggle to do something because it's difficult
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• prior: Existing or coming earlier in time
• investment: Something purchased hoping its value will increase
• abandon: To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
• era: Period characterized by particular events, people
• participate: To take part with others in doing something
• wealth: Amount of money or possessions you own, e.g. large
• utility: Public services such as gas, water, or electricity
• stall: Walled area in a barn where a farm animal is kept
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• ratio: The relationship in relative size, etc.
• explode: To express an emotion in a sudden and loud way
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• zone: Area of space designated for a particular use
• point: An item to be discussed
• own: To have something as your property
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• ultra: Prefix that denotes a lot of something; extreme
• income: Earned money from work, investments or business
• abnormal: Not normal, not typical, not usual, not regular
• healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
• nationwide: Including or existing in every part of a country
• equity: Condition of people being treated the same
• median: Being in the middle or average
• runaway: (Of a victory) easy; hardly contested
• refinance: To finance something for the second time
• deceleration: Rate of decrease in speed