Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 30 Recession 26 recession 23 downturn 22 downsizing 21 slowdown 21 teetering 20 plywood 19 weathered 19 sweating 19 frugal 18 jittery 18 looking 17 cozy 17 bracing 16 readying 16 scouring 16 flocking 16 seeing 16 vacation 15 vacations 15 gloomy 15 wondering 15 anxious 14 squeezing 14 winter 14 sleeping 14 braced 14 proverbial 14 midst 14 sluggish 13 stuck 13 sitting 13 weary 13 imagining 13 scrambling 13 spending 12 relaxing 12 tired 12 doldrums 12 anticipating 12 crawling 12 cautious 12 dreaming 11 huddled 11 speculating 11 thinking 11 bleak 11 pessimistic 11 nervously 11 lull 10 coping 10 darkened 10 scared 10 panicked 10 clamoring 10 staring 10 guessing 10 vacationing 9 waking 9 renting 9 retreating 9 sipping 9 restless 9 venturing 9 waiting 9 enjoying 8 tending 8 air conditioned 8 putting 8 scratching 8 praying 8 pondering 8 talking 8 camped 8 barricaded 8 preparing 8 frantically 7 contemplating 7 fearful 7 sheltered 7 evacuating 6 spend 6 accustomed 6 preoccupied 5 wait 5 doing 5 staying 4 worrying 4 besieged 3 adapting 3 hanging 2 courting 2 huddle 2 terrified 1 sheltering 0 indoors 0 holed 0 hiding -1 fleeing -4 flee -5 fled