Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• lead to: To result in some action
• in perspective: Considered in relation to other things, so as to judge what is truly important.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• bear with me: Be patient with me.
• hinges on: Depends entirely on something.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• spin off: A company that is formed from part of an existing company.
• inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
• lose out
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• economic collapse: A severe and prolonged downturn in economic activity.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• light on: To illuminate something.
• in return: As a reciprocal action or gesture; in exchange or repayment.
• extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• revenue: Money that is made by or paid to a business
• reinforce: To send more troops/resources to support an army
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• burden: To weigh down with a load; impose a task upon
• financial: Involving money
• military: Army or armed forces
• currency: Widespread acceptance
• collapse: To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• society: A group who meet to share values or interests
• direction: When someone tells people what to do
• private: Being away from others and quiet
• deficit: Amount less than what is needed or required
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• budget: Amount of money planned to be spent
• undermine: To weaken or destroy secretly and usually slowly
• insurance: Protection against loss/injury/death you pay for
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• receipt: Act of receiving something
• withstand: To remain unaffected by something or someone
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• speculation: Taking risks that might lead to big profits
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• portray: To play a character in theater or on film
• medium: Method of expressing ideas or feelings
• limit: Point beyond which it is not possible to go
• bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
• policy: Document stating terms of an insurance agreement
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• sector: Part that a place is divided into
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• civilian: Ordinary person who is not in the army
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• oppression: Treatment of people to limit their freedom
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• cushion: Soft object to make a seat more comfortable
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• reliance: State of being dependent on something for help
• unemployment: Number of people without jobs in a country
• flash: To appear suddenly and briefly
• bankruptcy: State of having no money and unable to pay debts
• buffer: Data in computer memory allowing fast access
• allocation: Sharing out of work/resources for some purpose
• runway: Long road where planes take off and land
• ammo: Shortened form of 'ammunition'