self study on Sunday

all but: almost

put sth down: stop, suppress, or abolish sth by force or authority
eg: put down a rebellion, a revolt, an uprising, etc

lump sb/sth together: put or consider people or things together

reiterate: say or do sth again or repeatedly

lay-off : dismissal of a worker , usually for a short time
laid-off worker

carry sth off: handle a difficult situation successfully
eg; He carried the speech off well despite feeling very nervous.

Involve: make sth necessary; entail
Involvement

quid pro quo : thing given in return for sth else

symptomatic (of sth): being a symptom

bailout: financial assistance given to a failing business, often by government ,to prevent its collapse