Vocabulary

• buy up: To buy all of something for sale
• in depth: Thoroughly and carefully; in detail.
• raiding party: A small group of soldiers or other armed individuals conducting a raid.
• have to: Must do
• in return: As a reciprocal action or gesture; in exchange or repayment.
• pay back: To return money or a favor
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• deal with
• other places: Different locations or areas
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• credit rating: An evaluation of the credit risk of a prospective debtor, predicting their ability to pay back the debt, and an implicit forecast of the likelihood of the debtor defaulting.
• mortgage payments: Regular installments paid towards the repayment of a mortgage loan.
• for sale: (object) that people can buy
• on the market: Available for sale.
• over the counter: Denoting a security traded directly between two parties, not on an exchange.
• ring a bell: To sound familiar; to vaguely remember something.
• shore up: To support to stop it bursting/being ruined
• set up
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• for someone: On behalf of or intended for a particular person.
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• in no small part: To a large extent; playing an important role.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• in the stars: Determined by fate or destiny.
• made with: Containing a particular ingredient or material.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• stave off: To keep something away; To repel
• back: Farthest from the front e.g. in a classroom
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• call: A order or request for action
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• credit: System to buy something and pay for it later
• financial: Involving money
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
• mortgage: Long-term loan from a bank for buying property
• default: Automatic setting when no indicated preference
• bubble: A small ball of air inside of a liquid
• return: To hit something back to the other player or team