Vocabulary

• bring down: To destroy (government, etc.) forcefully
• breaks down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• on credit: Purchasing something now but paying for it later.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• pay off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
• such as: For example; like
• live off: To receive money from someone on which to live
• due to: Because of; owing to
• attentive to: Paying close attention to someone or something.
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• pandemic: (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
• stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• immediately: Without any delay; straight away
• typically: In a normal or usual way
• evolve: To develop certain features
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
• decline: To bend towards the ground
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• mortgage: Long-term loan from a bank for buying property
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• bond: Rope, chain or other thing used to tie someone up
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• dramatic: Gripping the attention; causing an effect
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• prompt: Message on a computer requiring attention
• inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
• persistent: Continuing to do something despite challenges
• adapt: To change something for a different function
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• private: Being away from others and quiet
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• labor: To struggle to do something because it's difficult
• consecutive: Following one after the other in order
• pace: Rate of speed at which something moves or happens
• option: A choice
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• anticipation: Pleasurable feeling about a future event
• respond: To answer something or someone
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• credit: System to buy something and pay for it later
• frequency: Number of repetitions of (radio or sound) wave
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• narrator: Person or character who tells a story
• stimulus: Something that causes a change
• outlook: General feeling or attitude about something
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• backdrop: Contextual meaning or background
• attentive: Thoughtful and considerate
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• minimum: Smallest degree or level that is acceptable
• pose: To be or exist as (a problem, threat etc.)
• steadily: At a steady rate or pace; reliably; constantly
• volatility: Changing from a solid or liquid to a gas
• elevate: To make something higher
• auto: Car; a road vehicle with four or more wheels
• pensive: Dreamily thoughtful
• refinance: To finance something for the second time