Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• got to: To arrive at some place
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
• have to: Must do
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• cash in: To sell asset to get money back
• per year: For each year; annually.
• other than: Except for; apart from.
• drive up: To cause something to increase.
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
• lead to: To result in some action
• take in: To allow to enter; receive as a guest
• free sample: A small amount of a product given away to promote it.
• account of: A spoken or written description of an event.
• next door: Living in the house next to the one mentioned
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
• to the brim: Filled completely to the edge or limit.
• build out: To expand or develop something, such as a business or system.
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• pull back: To move to a safer area; retreat
• spy on: To secretly watch someone in order to gather information about them.
• decide on: To choose something, especially after thinking carefully about several possibilities
• spread out: To extend or stretch over a large area.
• on the same page: To have a shared understanding or agreement about something.
• for the most part: Generally; mostly; on the whole.
• concern about: To worry about something.
• out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• put out: To publish, e.g. a book
• in total: Completely; with everything added together.
• at least: As a minimum
• turn into: To change to become something else
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
• depression: Medical condition of a lack of vitality
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• mortgage: Long-term loan from a bank for buying property
• worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
• recession: Act of moving backward gradually
• inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• private: Being away from others and quiet
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• account: An advantage
• productivity: Rate at which people or machines produce
• tension: Feeling of anxiety and inability to relax
• labor: To struggle to do something because it's difficult
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• strip: To remove your clothes (often sexily for someone)
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• wage: Money paid to a worker for the hours they worked
• monetary: Concerning a country's economic system
• credit: System to buy something and pay for it later
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• reserve: To arrange for a room or table be kept for you
• bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
• important: Having power or authority
• policy: Document stating terms of an insurance agreement
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• economic: Concerning trade, industry, and money
• act: To behave in a certain way
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• counterfeit: Made to look like the real thing, but false; fake
• public: Owned by the government
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• consumer: Person who buys goods or services
• stable: In a position where something does not fall over
• hire: To give a job to someone in exchange for pay
• fallacy: Idea many people believe is true but is false
• supply: Availability of products and services for use
• central: Being in the middle
• unemployment: Number of people without jobs in a country
• datum: Item of factual information
• layoff: Act of sacking employees when work is lacking
• affordability: Cheap enough to buy something you want