Vocabulary

• in total: Completely; with everything added together.
• have to: Must do
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• regardless of
• paid off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• check out
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• for some reason: For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
• at least: As a minimum
• factor in: To include something as an important element when making a decision or calculation.
• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• forget about: To stop thinking about something; to ignore something.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• window of opportunity: A favorable period of time for doing something that will lead to a successful outcome.
• paying off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
• slightly: Only a little
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• precise: (Of language details etc.) Very accurate and exact
• financial: Involving money
• debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
• spike: The top point in a graph
• afford: To make available, to provide
• instantly: In a manner without delay; immediately
• inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• deficit: Amount less than what is needed or required
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• invest: To use resources to build for the future
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• accelerate: To cause to occur earlier than expected
• instruction: A command for someone formally to do something
• academy: School that specializes in certain subjects
• ratio: The relationship in relative size, etc.
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• reserve: To arrange for a room or table be kept for you
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• flow: To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• tag: Child's game in which one person chases the others
• fillet: Narrow piece or slice of boneless meat or fish
• devaluation: Reduction of something's value, e.g. a currency
• governmental: Concerning government or government business