Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• have to: Must do
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• a passion for: A strong enthusiasm or interest in something.
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
• out of control: Impossible to manage or control.
• spin out: To prolong or extend something, often unnecessarily.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• build on: To develop or expand something; to use something as a foundation for further progress.
• work around: To find a way to avoid a problem or obstacle.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• in the face of: When confronted with something difficult or challenging.
• come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• going on: To continue doing something
• light up: To illuminate something; to make something brighter with light.
• see the light: To finally understand something after a period of confusion or ignorance.
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• next door: Living in the house next to the one mentioned
• as a result of: Because of something; owing to.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• on the news: Reported or broadcasted as part of a news program.
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• television station: A broadcasting station for television programs.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• at school: Present and attending school.
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• teacher: Person who teaches others, especially in a school
• classroom: Room in a school where lessons take place
• talk: Style of speaking
• teach: To help someone learn or do something
• test: To be given a medical examination
• school: Large group of fish that swim together
• student: Person studying at school
• book: (Police) to officially record someone's crimes
• put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
• ask: To say to someone that you want something
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• job: Something that must be done
• easy: Not hard to do; not difficult
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• idea: Belief, thought, suggestion, opinion or plan
• call: A order or request for action
• happen: To take place or occur
• believe: To think or accept that something is true
• dirty: Not clean
• news: Broadcast on radio or TV about recent events
• piece: A counter in a board game
• art: Creative skill using the imagination e.g. painting
• colleague: Person you work or cooperate with
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• brilliant: Having a great amount of intelligence or talent
• goal: Something you try to do or achieve; an aim
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• wonderful: Producing feelings of enjoyment or delight
• imagination: Ability to creates new ideas and mental images
• culture: Beliefs and customs of a particular group
• curriculum: Group of related courses in a school or college
• grade: To give a road the required angle of slope
• battle: Military fight between armies
• content: Being happy or satisfied
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• knowledge: Information, understanding, or skill
• trust: To expect confidently
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• thought: To have an idea about something without certainty
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• conclusion: End of something; finish
• scary: Causing fear; frightening
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• context: Set of facts surrounding a person or event
• standardize: To change to make everything the same level
• passion: Powerful, positive excitement and interest
• creativity: Ability to imagine new ideas
• joyful: Full of or producing happiness and pleasure
• bark: To make the loud sound of a dog (when angry)
• joy: Deep happiness and pleasure about something
• equally: In an equal, even, or identical manner
• component: One of the parts that something is made up of
• rethink: To reconsider or think again about something
• cultivate: To grow plants, crops etc.
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• fundamental: Forming a necessary part, base, or core
• sneak: To move around in a way so no one will see you
• reshape: To form something into a new shape
• expertise: The special knowledge that an expert has
• normalization: Act of making something normal or regular
• reevaluate: To judge the value or something again
• surveillance: Careful watching of a person/place, e.g. by police
• kindergarten: School or class for children between four and six
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally