Vocabulary

• lead to: To result in some action
• have to: Must do
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• save for: To keep money so that you can buy something with it in the future.
• in theory: According to the stated ideas or principles
• have at: To attack someone or something.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in total: Completely; with everything added together.
• in reality: Actually; in fact; truly.
• mortgage payments: Regular installments paid towards the repayment of a mortgage loan.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• breaks down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• in debt: State of owing money to a person or institution
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• back up: To save a copy of your computer data
• on credit: Purchasing something now but paying for it later.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• in the shoes of: Considering someone else's situation or feelings.
• zoom out: To decrease the magnification of an image, showing more of the scene.
• roof over: A place to live; shelter or housing.
• over your head: Too difficult to understand.
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• potentially: That could happen or become reality
• executive: A senior manager in a business or organization
• exact: Completely correct; accurate; specific
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• default: Automatic setting when no indicated preference
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• mortgage: Long-term loan from a bank for buying property
• financial: Involving money
• debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
• afford: To make available, to provide
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• accumulate: To gather or acquire so that you have more of it
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• require: To demand that someone does something
• huge: Very very large
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• estate: A large piece of land, usually with a large house
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• investment: Something purchased hoping its value will increase
• invest: To use resources to build for the future
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• decrease: To reduce the size, amount or number of something
• crash: To damage an object by causing it to hit something
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• bubble: A small ball of air inside of a liquid
• broker: Person who acts to buy or sell shares in companies
• onwards: Moving toward a future (often better) time/place
• valuation: Price of something, determined by expert