Vocabulary

• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• cut back: To use less of something
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• at least: As a minimum
• going on: To continue doing something
• account for: To explain the cause or reason for something
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• cut down: To reduce your use of something
• for certain: Definitely; without a doubt.
• hard to say: Difficult to know or predict; uncertain.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• like new: In very good, almost perfect condition as if unused.
• mortgage payments: Regular installments paid towards the repayment of a mortgage loan.
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• the whole story: The complete and unabridged account of something.
• make ends meet: To manage to live on the money you have.
• for someone: On behalf of or intended for a particular person.
• add up to: To amount to a particular sum or total.
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• paying off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
• come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• home in: Move or direct toward a specific target or goal.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
• pull back: To move to a safer area; retreat
• down with: Suffering from an illness.
• in the making: Developing or being made; in the process of becoming something.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• end up with: To have something as a result.
• humanly possible: Within the limits of what a person can achieve.
• zoom out: To decrease the magnification of an image, showing more of the scene.
• for the world: Used to emphasize something would never happen.
• to a large extent: Mostly or for the most part; primarily.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• boost: To increase something; to make something better
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• poverty: State of being poor
• consumption: The act of buying and using products
• amount: Quantity of something
• roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
• measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• financial: Involving money
• debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
• chunk: A large bit of something; thick lump
• inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
• formula: A mathematical or scientific rule
• account: An advantage
• household: Being in everyday use; common
• actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
• standard: Official unit of measuring something
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• investment: Something purchased hoping its value will increase
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• role: Character played by an actor
• leave: To go away from; depart
• credit: System to buy something and pay for it later
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• important: Having power or authority
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• personal: Done by or to a particular person; individual
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• economic: Concerning trade, industry, and money
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• consumer: Person who buys goods or services
• downturn: Worsening of business or economic activity
• healthcare: Nursing care to prevent illness or recover from it
• metro: Underground railway or subway
• median: Being in the middle or average