It's the first of the month

Question 1

to evict

Answer 1

to force (someone) to leave a place

Question 2

to see the light at the end of the tunnel

Answer 2

to feel hopeful because you feel a bad time is about to end

Question 3

an installment

Answer 3

1. any one of a series of small payments that you make over a long time until you have paid the total cost of something
2. any one of several parts of a long book, television program, etc., that are published or shown over a period of time

Question 4

due (adj.)

Answer 4

1. required or expected to happen : expected to be in a particular place at a particular time
2. a : expected to be born / b : expected to give birth
3. having reached the date by which payment is required
4. used to say that someone should be given something or has earned something

Question 5

income (noun: count / non-count)

Answer 5

money that is earned from work, investments, business, etc.

Question 6

economic relief pckage

Answer 6

a huge amount of money/resources that the government commits to helping corporations, companies, small businesses and individuals financially during a period of crisis

Question 7

drown (verb)

Answer 7

1a. (intr.) to die by being underwater too long and unable to breathe
1b. (tr.) to hold (a person or animal) underwater until death occurs
2. (tr.) to cover (something) completely with a liquid
3. (tr.) to cause (something or someone) not to be heard by making a loud noise — usually + out
4. (intr.) to experience or be affected by too much of something : to be overwhelmed by something — usually + in

Question 8

unemployment (noun)

Answer 8

1. the state of not having a job
2. the total number of people who do not have jobs in a particular place or area
3. US : money paid by the government to someone who does not have a job (______ payments / benefits)

Question 9

swamp (noun / verb)

Answer 9

1. (noun) land that is always wet and often partly covered with water
2. (verb) to cause (someone or something) to have to deal with a very large amount of things or people at the same time — usually used as (be) swamped

Question 10

discouraging (adj.)

Answer 10

causing loss of hope or confidence

Question 11

landlord (noun)

Answer 11

a person who owns a house, apartment, etc., and rents it to other people

Question 12

playbook (noun)

Answer 12

[count] American football: a book that contains descriptions of the different offensive and defensive plays that are used by a team

Question 13

scramble (verb)

Answer 13

1a. (intr.) to move or climb over something quickly especially while also using your hands + preposition
1b (intr.) b : to move or act quickly to do, find, or get something often before someone else does
2. (tr.) to prepare (eggs) by mixing the white and yellow parts together and then stirring the mixture in a hot pan
3. (tr.) to put (parts of something) in the wrong order
4. (tr.) to change (a radio or electronic signal) so that whoever receives it will not be able to understand it

Question 14

cash flow (noun)

Answer 14

the movement of money in and out of a business

Question 15

-backed (combined form)

Answer 15

supported by a particular group, organization, etc.

Question 16

mortgage (noun / verb)

Answer 16

1. (noun) a legal agreement in which a person borrows money to buy property (such as a house) and pays back the money over a period of years
2. (tr. verb) to give someone a legal claim on (property that you own) in exchange for money that you will pay back over a period of years

Question 17

defer (verb)

Answer 17

1. (tr.) to choose to do (something) at a later time
2. (+ to + someone) to allow (someone else) to decide or choose something
3. (+ to + something) to agree to follow (someone else’s decision, a tradition, etc.)

Question 18

tenant (noun)

Answer 18

a person, business, group, etc., that pays to use another person’s property : someone who rents or leases a house, apartment, etc., from a landlord

Question 19

tack (verb)

Answer 19

1. (tr.) to fasten or attach (something) with small, sharp nails usually with wide, flat heads
2. (tr.) to add on or attach (something) in a quick or careless way — usually + on or onto

Question 20

affluent (adj.)

Answer 20

having a large amount of money and owning many expensive things : rich, wealthy

Question 21

withstand (verb)

Answer 21

1. (tr.) to not be harmed or affected by (something)

2. (tr.) to deal with (something, such as an attack or criticism) successfully

Question 22

disrupt (verb)

noun = disruption; adj. = disruptive; adv. = disruptively

Answer 22

(tr.) to cause (something) to be unable to continue in the normal way : to interrupt the normal progress or activity of (something)

Question 23

security deposit (noun)

Answer 23

(count) an amount of money that you pay when you begin to rent property (such as an apartment) and that can be used to pay for any damage that you cause to the property