Vocabulary

• in exchange for: Given or done as an equivalent or substitute for.
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• in the house: Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• down the drain: Wasted or lost completely.
• make ends meet: To manage to live on the money you have.
• on hold: Temporarily delayed or suspended.
• have to: Must do
• do the right thing: To behave in a morally correct or proper way.
• pay: To give money for goods or work done
• house: Place where a specific activity or business occurs
• home: House, apartment or building to be rented or sold
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• write: To compose letters and words on paper or a screen
• reopen: To open again or anew
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• party: Social event often with food, drinks and dancing
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• buy: To believe something; accept
• week: Period of seven days from Sunday to Saturday
• job: Something that must be done
• stop: To block or close something
• kick: Feeling of enjoyment or excitement
• worried: Feeling troubled or concerned
• pass: Act of giving a ball to another player in a sport
• health: (Person, company) being in a good condition; well
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• lend: To let someone borrow something for a while
• delay: To wait some amount of time before doing something
• ceiling: Top part of a room above your head
• earn: To deserve something because you worked for it
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• shut: To stop being open for business
• bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• exchange: Sharing/directing a look, etc. at someone else
• economic: Concerning trade, industry, and money
• vote: To make a choice for or against, as in an election
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• law: Field of study that relates to the legal profession
• qualify: To earn a qualification through exam, studying
• damaging: To harm physically; to hurt or break something
• acceptable: Satisfactory; good enough
• approve: To formally accept something or grant permission
• attend: To take care of someone in need
• dramatically: In a sudden or extreme manner
• shadow: To cover something with shade
• loan: To give money, etc. that must be paid back
• count: To add things together to find the total number
• rural: Concerning the country as opposed to the city
• democracy: System of government in which everyone is equal
• purchase: To buy something; to get by paying money for it
• military: Army or armed forces
• budget: Amount of money planned to be spent
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• disrupt: To cause a disturbance in an activity in progress
• welfare: Program to help poor/unemployed people with money
• settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
• insurance: Protection against loss/injury/death you pay for
• fellow: Man or a boy
• debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
• concerned: To be about a particular topic
• funding: To supply money for something
• reckless: Being dangerous and not caring about the results
• hostage: Person held prisoner to get a demand satisfied
• haul: To pull or drag something heavy (e.g. boat)
• drain: Hole or pipe that water, waste etc. flows into
• shutdown: Termination of operations
• ransom: Money demanded for the release of a prisoner
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• partisan: Resistance fighters in World War II
• fiscal: Concerning government spending and taxing
• default: Automatic setting when no indicated preference