Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• have to: Must do
• at least: As a minimum
• thumbs up: A gesture of approval or agreement, indicated by holding a fist with the thumb extended upwards.
• come down to: To become in the end a matter of
• on the other side of: Located across something from a given point.
• mortgage payments: Regular installments paid towards the repayment of a mortgage loan.
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• in the books: Finished, completed, or officially recorded.
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• on behalf of: As the representative of someone
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• paying off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
• pay off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
• reflect on: To think deeply or carefully about something.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• long list: An extensive or detailed enumeration of items, names, or details.
• on a daily basis: Happening every day.
• in the long run: Eventually; over a long period of time.
• lose money: To suffer a financial loss; to not make a profit.
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• mortgage: Long-term loan from a bank for buying property
• debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
• bond: Rope, chain or other thing used to tie someone up
• contract: To become ill as a result of getting a disease
• portion: Serving of food that is intended for one person
• dramatically: In a sudden or extreme manner
• purchase: To buy something; to get by paying money for it
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• 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
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• invest: To use resources to build for the future
• investment: Something purchased hoping its value will increase
• yield: To bend or break because of a strong force
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• solution: Mix of a liquid and a solid or a gas
• academy: School that specializes in certain subjects
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• important: Having power or authority
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• loan: To give money, etc. that must be paid back
• impose: To make someone to do or endure something
• logical: Sensible; reasonable
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• insanely: In an insane manner
• zone: Area of space designated for a particular use
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• exponentially: (Of an increase) at a faster and faster rate
• percentage: Part of a whole divided into hundredths
• lumber: Pieces of wood cut ready for use in building
• oracle: Wise person who tells the future