Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• have to: Must do
• cash flow
• in terms of
• pay off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• going on: To continue doing something
• at most: Not more than; a maximum of.
• up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• in ways: In a manner or by methods that.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• in answer to: As a response to something.
• writ large: Displayed or obvious in a very clear or exaggerated way.
• shut up: To close something, e.g. a shop
• in part: To some extent; partially.
• look through: To examine carefully to see what is there
• lock in: To secure something, such as a price or deal, for a specific period.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• wrap around: To encircle or surround something.
• eye popping: To open one's eyes wide in surprise or shock.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• brush up: To improve your knowledge, skill, or memory of
• of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
• go away: To go on vacation
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
• commodity: Something useful or valuable, usually for sale
• debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
• collapse: To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
• immense: Very great in size or amount
• external: Concerning foreign countries
• huge: Very very large
• secure: To get or achieve something with certainty
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• performance: Act of doing something
• bust: To arrest people involved in crime
• likelihood: Chance that something might happen
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• leave: To go away from; depart
• minor: Not so large in size; not important or valuable
• credit: System to buy something and pay for it later
• curve: Smooth rounded line that is not straight
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• sufficient: Having or providing enough when needed
• flow: To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
• solve: To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• usage: Amount something is used
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• exponential: (Of an increase) at a faster and faster rate
• chip: To break a small piece off something such as a cup
• fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
• predictable: Capable of being guessed before it happens
• hoard: Large amount of hidden (valuable) items
• frontier: Border crossing between countries
• capitalism: Economic system where companies own industry
• renewable: Being able to be replaced naturally
• dot: To place small amounts/things in various places
• datum: Item of factual information
• bark: To make the loud sound of a dog (when angry)
• underlie: To be the basis, foundation or cause of something
• variance: State of not agreeing
• composite: Made of more than one different part
• mask: To hide something so that it cannot be seen
• inflection: Change in a person's voice when talking
• deflation: When prices of good/service fall instead of rising
• causality: Being the direct reason for something
• mailman: Man who delivers the mail
• deflationary: Marked by decreasing consumer prices