Vocabulary

• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• paying off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
• pay off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• end up with: To have something as a result.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• on to: Toward something; forward
• move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
• have to: Must do
• write down: To record in writing
• set up
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• too much work: An excessive amount of tasks or responsibilities.
• get excited: To become enthusiastic or eager.
• account of: A spoken or written description of an event.
• with just: Using only; with no more than.
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• fall back on: To make use of, when you have no other options
• take out: To apply for and get a license
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• move to: To change the place where you live or work.
• in debt: State of owing money to a person or institution
• forget about: To stop thinking about something; to ignore something.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• apart from: Except for; not considering
• max out: To reach the limit on a credit card.
• get up to: To do something slightly naughty
• for free: Without charge; at no cost.
• wait on: To serve customers in a restaurant, shop, etc.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• share in: To participate in something; to have a part or interest in something.
• at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
• on sunday: Every Sunday; each Sunday.
• look into: To investigate or try to discover the reasons for
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• in the long run: Eventually; over a long period of time.
• think twice: To consider something carefully before doing it, especially because it could have negative consequences.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
• prioritize: To rank things in importance
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• amount: Quantity of something
• contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
• financial: Involving money
• debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
• regular: Having an equal amount of space or time in between
• task: Big or small piece of work someone has to do
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• account: An advantage
• hustle: To make someone move quickly by pushing them
• 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
• emergency: Sudden event needing an immediate action
• solution: Mix of a liquid and a solid or a gas
• withdraw: To take money out of a bank account
• credit: System to buy something and pay for it later
• important: Having power or authority
• loan: To give money, etc. that must be paid back
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
• paycheck: Check issued in payment of wages or salary
• great: Very good; better than before
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• minimum: Smallest degree or level that is acceptable
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• income: Earned money from work, investments or business
• minimize: To make something seem small or less important
• lamp: Device to produce light, using electricity/oil/gas
• baseline: Imaginary standard by which things are compared
• spreadsheet: Computer file for performing calculations
• lifestyle: The type of life that you have; the way you live
• pineapple: A sweet fruit with yellow flesh and green skin
• brokerage: Stock broker's business