Vocabulary

• going on: To continue doing something
• end up with: To have something as a result.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• pay back: To return money or a favor
• at least: As a minimum
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
• drill down: To examine something in detail; to analyze deeply.
• get about: To go out a lot; travel widely
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• used up: To use all of; consume
• apart from: Except for; not considering
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• balance out: To make or become more equal to another thing
• up until now: Until the present time; so far.
• back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
• in the long run: Eventually; over a long period of time.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• in keeping with: In agreement with; consistent with.
• by now: At the present time or already; before the present.
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• at work: Located at one's place of employment
• regardless of
• look after: To take care of someone or something
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• get along: To have a friendly relationship with someone; like
• work together: To collaborate or cooperate with others to achieve a common goal.
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• close to home: Emotionally sensitive or personally relevant to someone.
• point out: To make others aware of an idea
• fall apart: To suffer a nervous breakdown
• set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• in the meantime: During the time between two events; meanwhile.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• money: Coins or notes we use to pay for things
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• bank: A financial institution that keeps or lends money
• food: What people and animals eat to live
• cheap: Not costing a lot of money
• Internet: Worldwide computer network system
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• bad: Not good; wrong
• long: Person's name
• house: Place where a specific activity or business occurs
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• expensive: Costing a lot of money
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• year: Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
• oil: A liquid used for frying foods
• lending: To let someone borrow something for a while
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• lend: To let someone borrow something for a while
• lent: To let someone borrow something for a while
• high: Excited or relaxed from taking drugs
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• happen: To take place or occur
• gas: Elements in our air, like oxygen or nitrogen
• prepare: To make something ready for use
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• piece: A counter in a board game
• delay: To wait some amount of time before doing something
• share: Part-ownership in a property, business or company
• peak: Part of a cap that sticks out over your eyes
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• economic: Concerning trade, industry, and money
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• financial: Involving money
• positive: Showing agreement or support for something
• deposit: Concentration of mineral left by a river
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• earth: Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• happiness: State of feeling pleased; feeling of satisfaction
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• depression: Medical condition of a lack of vitality
• industrial: Concerning making things in factories
• decline: To bend towards the ground
• global: Concerning, involving, affecting all of something
• debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
• growth: Improvement, development in a skill over time
• highly: In a manner that shows approval
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• organically: In a natural way, without a set structure
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• prioritize: To rank things in importance
• exploitation: Abuse of, or selfish behavior towards someone
• risky: With the chance it may be dangerous, unsuccessful
• feasible: Possible; that you can believe will work/succeed
• peer: A noble, but not royal, person, e.g. lord or duke
• transportation: Act of moving people or goods between places
• asset: Thing that has value to you
• stable: In a position where something does not fall over
• presume: To assume that something is true till proven false
• commonly: Typically, normally; not unusually
• finite: Having limits; lasting for a limited time
• transition: Change from one state, movement, place to another
• fulfillment: Feeling of satisfaction from achieving something
• fractional: Relating to a part of a whole thing
• dignify: To raise the respect and status of
• deflationary: Marked by decreasing consumer prices
• barrel: To travel at high speed
• drill: A machine that makes holes with a metal bit
• Fascism: Extreme authoritarian government by a dictator
• mortgage: Long-term loan from a bank for buying property
• bail: Money given to ensure prisoner returns to a court
• dismantle: To take something apart in an organized way
• equitable: Fair for all people involved
• deflation: When prices of good/service fall instead of rising
• buildup: Making people feel excited about some new event
• nifty: Very good or useful; clever; effective
• phosphorus: Yellow chemical that burns in contact with the air
• dwindle: To make or become less or smaller gradually
• asphalt: Hard mixture used to make roads and streets
• austerity: Lack of luxury or plenty