Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• in half: Divided into two equal parts.
• on hold: Temporarily delayed or suspended.
• down the road: At a future time; in the future.
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• 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.
• go haywire: To malfunction or go out of control.
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
• get lost: An impolite way of telling someone to go away.
• work to do: Tasks or activities that need to be accomplished.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• put off: To take off, e.g. clothing
• for no good reason: Without any clear or valid reason; unjustified.
• back to work: Returning to one's job or professional duties after a period of absence.
• get back to: To get in contact with someone again
• got to: To arrive at some place
• work together: To collaborate or cooperate with others to achieve a common goal.
• business: A company formed for making profit
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
• credit: System to buy something and pay for it later
• meet: To provide something that is necessary
• reopen: To open again or anew
• long: Person's name
• pay: To give money for goods or work done
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• house: Place where a specific activity or business occurs
• good: Proper, appropriate or right
• stop: To block or close something
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• home: House, apartment or building to be rented or sold
• ceiling: Top part of a room above your head
• lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
• agree: To have the same opinion as someone else
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• growing: Act of cultivating plants for food
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• hurt: To cause pain, damage or injury
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• borrow: To take and later return something from another
• advance: Forward movement by an army
• dangerous: Involving the chance of hurt or damage; risky
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• tax: To require a lot of physical or mental effort
• economic: Concerning trade, industry, and money
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• tick: To function properly or normally
• punish: To make someone suffer for doing something wrong
• unemployment: Number of people without jobs in a country
• ruin: To damage or completely destroy something
• rebuild: To get back something that was lost, e.g. trust
• immigration: Process of moving your home to a new country
• smart: Fashionable; well-dressed; well-groomed
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• fault: A failure or negative aspect of
• hire: To give a job to someone in exchange for pay
• debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• threaten: To cause something potential harm, or put at risk
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• citizenship: Status of a citizen who has rights and duties
• restore: To return a thing to its original condition
• extract: Essential ingredient of a natural thing
• educate: To teach someone in a school or college
• kindness: Quality of being warmhearted and helpful
• frustrate: To make annoyed because things don't go well
• react: To change when mixing with other chemicals
• balance: Instrument for weighing things
• democracy: System of government in which everyone is equal
• wise: Knowledgeable about life; having good judgment
• focus: To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
• uncertainty: Feeling of not really knowing what will happen
• rating: To assess something or consider its qualities
• accomplish: To succeed in doing; complete successfully
• innovative: Having or using new methods or ideas
• civil: Of citizens of a country; not military, criminal
• intentional: Done with a deliberate plan to do or achieve
• haul: To pull or drag something heavy (e.g. boat)
• legislation: Act or process of writing and passing laws
• shutdown: Termination of operations
• default: Automatic setting when no indicated preference
• inflict: To make someone endure (something bad)
• sterling: Of very strong, true character; very reliable
• flirt: To behave playfully to arouse romantic interest
• fiscal: Concerning government spending and taxing