Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• chip away: To gradually make something weaker or smaller.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• point out: To make others aware of an idea
• family members: People related by blood, marriage, or adoption.
• throw out: To make someone leave, because of bad behavior
• work through: To deal with something systematically until it is completed
• per year: For each year; annually.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• weather out: To survive or endure a difficult situation or period.
• give in: To submit work; hand in
• take out: To apply for and get a license
• at least: As a minimum
• paying off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
• take down: To capture physically
• pay down: To reduce the amount of money needing to be paid
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• on the house: Free; paid for by the establishment.
• of interest: Relevant or important to someone or something.
• scenario: An imagined sequence of events in a plan/project
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• property: Particular quality that someone or something has
• live: To be alive
• year: Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
• mortgage: Long-term loan from a bank for buying property
• identical: The same in every way
• burn: To destroy with fire
• house: Place where a specific activity or business occurs
• pay: To give money for goods or work done
• month: One of 12 28-31 day periods in the year
• pocket: Small cloth bag sewn into clothing to hold things
• money: Coins or notes we use to pay for things
• rent: To give the use of something in return for payment
• buy: To believe something; accept