Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• cut back: To use less of something
• fill up
• come by: To become the owner of something, e.g. by accident
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• got to: To arrive at some place
• in town: Present or available in the local area or city.
• live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• once a month: Happening or appearing one time in each month.
• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• in school: Attending an educational institution.
• at its peak: At the highest point of achievement, intensity, or development.
• at least: As a minimum
• on the job: While working; during the course of employment.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• in action: Actively doing something; performing a task or duty.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• family members: People related by blood, marriage, or adoption.
• go towards: To move in the direction of someone or something.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• as a result of: Because of something; owing to.
• federal funding: Financial assistance provided by the federal government to support various projects, programs, or organizations.
• rely on: To depend on someone or something
• cling to: To hold onto something tightly, often for support or safety.
• at times: Sometimes; occasionally.
• drop in the bucket: An amount too small to make any real difference.
• set aside: To reject or throw away, e.g. an idea
• in the bucket: Situated or contained inside a bucket.
• upwards of: More than; at least.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• in charge: To be responsible for
• scrape together: To manage to collect or obtain something with difficulty.
• scrape by: To manage to live on very little money.
• get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• epidemic: Disease that spreads quickly affecting many
• poverty: State of being poor
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
• afford: To make available, to provide
• suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• snap: To close your mouth quickly like biting something
• tap: To access a liquid (e.g. in a tree) through a hole
• leave: To go away from; depart
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• paycheck: Check issued in payment of wages or salary
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• fill: To make something full
• shut: To stop being open for business
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• scrape: To take something off a surface with a sharp tool
• coal: Dark hard substance from the earth burnt as a fuel
• trust: To expect confidently
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• income: Earned money from work, investments or business
• vote: To make a choice for or against, as in an election
• electrical: Related or connected to electricity
• stamp: To press a seal on a document to make it official
• presidential: Concerning the president
• pastor: Minister in charge of a Christian church or group
• tired: Without energy so you want to rest or fall asleep
• hungry: Feeling a need or want to eat food
• congregation: Group of people, animals, etc. collected together
• voter: Person who can vote in an election