Vocabulary

• such as: For example; like
• have to: Must do
• pay back: To return money or a favor
• on the brink of: Very near to experiencing something, usually something unpleasant.
• wipe out: To destroy or be destroyed
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• down with: Suffering from an illness.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• take down: To capture physically
• in total: Completely; with everything added together.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in the open: Publicly; not secret.
• on the table: Located on the surface of a table.
• in the streets: Located or happening outdoors in public roads or areas.
• almost all of: Nearly the entire quantity or number of something.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• pay off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
• check out
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• potentially: That could happen or become reality
• exact: Completely correct; accurate; specific
• default: Automatic setting when no indicated preference
• debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
• military: Army or armed forces
• currency: Widespread acceptance
• inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
• ease: To make something less difficult, tight, stressed
• catastrophe: Very bad disaster causing much suffering, etc.
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• huge: Very very large
• drastic: Serious, severe or extreme
• suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• option: A choice
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• invest: To use resources to build for the future
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• civil: Of citizens of a country; not military, criminal
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• foreign: Being of a different place or country
• suicide: Act of purposely killing yourself
• profit: Benefit from doing something
• politician: Someone whose job is in politics
• destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• reserve: To arrange for a room or table be kept for you
• brink: Near to happening; on the verge of
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• solve: To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
• wipe: To clean or dry something with a cloth
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• own: To have something as your property
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
• unrest: Disturbance, e.g. of crowd in protest against
• intervene: To get involved to try to prevent trouble
• subsidize: To aid, assist, or help pay a cost or price
• bail: Money given to ensure prisoner returns to a court
• instability: Condition of being changeable
• bankruptcy: State of having no money and unable to pay debts
• stabilize: To make stable/consistent, with no major changes
• balloon: Thin bag of rubber filled with air, used as a toy
• healthcare: Nursing care to prevent illness or recover from it