Vocabulary

• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
• due to: Because of; owing to
• in debt: State of owing money to a person or institution
• have to: Must do
• lead to: To result in some action
• ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
• cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
• on the rise: Increasing; becoming more popular or common.
• write off: To cancel a debt; to recognize as a loss.
• take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• lose control: To no longer be able to direct or restrain something.
• at least: As a minimum
• for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
• barely: Only just; just possible
• doubt: Not being sure of something; lack of certainty
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• revenue: Money that is made by or paid to a business
• commodity: Something useful or valuable, usually for sale
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• default: Automatic setting when no indicated preference
• option: A choice
• suspect: Person thought to have committed a crime
• currency: Widespread acceptance
• attribute: (Of books, art, music) to say it was composed by
• financial: Involving money
• debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
• due: When something is required or expected
• investment: Something purchased hoping its value will increase
• reap: To harvest or to cut and collect crops
• accumulate: To gather or acquire so that you have more of it
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• honor: To fulfill an agreement
• master: To gain control over something
• invest: To use resources to build for the future
• wealth: Amount of money or possessions you own, e.g. large
• civil: Of citizens of a country; not military, criminal
• flow: To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
• agriculture: The science of farming
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• throne: Special elaborate chair on which king/queen sits
• speculation: Taking risks that might lead to big profits
• flee: To leave somewhere urgently, to avoid danger
• evaporate: To pass off or away; to disappear
• analysis: Careful study to better understand something
• fertile: (Of imagination, etc.) working strongly; productive
• lavish: To use or give a lot of something
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• point: An item to be discussed
• ongoing: Continuing to exist or be in progress
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• suspend: To hang something or someone from something
• companionship: Good feeling from being with someone else
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• stark: Very clear and often unpleasant
• motto: Short sentence/phrase expressing aims of a group
• restless: Worried and uneasy; ceaselessly in motion
• burn: To destroy with fire
• income: Earned money from work, investments or business
• unemployment: Number of people without jobs in a country
• come: To arrive at a place
• lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• sow: To plant seeds in an area of ground
• print: To make many copies of a page, magazine or book
• price: Person's name
• unsustainable: That cannot be kept up or continued