Vocabulary

• to do with: To be about something; concern
• around the corner: Very near; close by.
• on the other side of: Located across something from a given point.
• take off: To remove, e.g. your clothes
• at a time: Separately; one by one
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• show off: To show your ability/possessions to try to impress
• set up
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• pay off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
• build up: To increase the amount; collect something
• have to: Must do
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• for long: For a considerable period of time.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• in times: During periods or moments of.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
• number of people: The total count of individuals within a group or gathering.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• at the moment: At this time; now
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• boost: To increase something; to make something better
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• extent: Point, level or limit to which something reaches
• burden: To weigh down with a load; impose a task upon
• financial: Involving money
• debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
• recession: Act of moving backward gradually
• stimulate: To arouse or excite emotionally
• currency: Widespread acceptance
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• sluggish: Slow; moving like a slug
• turmoil: Very confused situation where things are not clear
• value: Importance you attach to something
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• pace: Rate of speed at which something moves or happens
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• temporary: Continuing for a limited time; not permanent
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• wage: Money paid to a worker for the hours they worked
• dip: To decrease or lower temporarily
• treasure: Valuable things collected, and often hidden
• peak: Part of a cap that sticks out over your eyes
• organize: To arrange and plan things, e.g. a party
• react: To change when mixing with other chemicals
• promote: To try to encourage popularity/sales of a product
• rapid: Moving or happening very quickly
• economic: Concerning trade, industry, and money
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• explode: To express an emotion in a sudden and loud way
• adjust: To change; to attain a desired state or function
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• stimulus: Something that causes a change
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• neighborhood: Area of a town or city that people live in
• float: To sell the shares of a company publicly
• hardship: When life is not easy, e.g. through being poor
• expansion: Making or becoming larger
• immigration: Process of moving your home to a new country
• minimize: To make something seem small or less important
• flexibility: The quality of being able to be bent or stretched
• compulsory: Required by the rules; that you cannot avoid doing
• milestone: Significant event in your life (or in a project)
• fiscal: Concerning government spending and taxing
• buffer: Data in computer memory allowing fast access
• visa: Authorization to enter a foreign country
• hum: To make a constant low sound
• depreciate: To decrease in price or value
• ore: Rock containing valuable metal