1. astonished :

2. What’s happening to the world? : ?

3. A way to make money : A

4. A fashion or tendency : A

5. the opportunity is the same for everyone : everyone

6. to fix a limit :

7. forbidden :

8. it’s not very far from deciding : it's deciding

9. carried out :

10. money paid back to someone not satisfied with a purchase : a

11. a system of selling to the highest bidder : an

12. ended up :

13. about to uncover :

14. difficult :

15. To get into a situation you cannot handle : to get