Vocabulary

• tune out: To stop paying attention to something; ignore
• think over: To consider a problem or issue carefully
• right in front: Directly ahead; in a position immediately before someone or something.
• out of the blue: Unexpectedly; without warning
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• behind the scenes: Secretly or without being known to the public.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• take in: To allow to enter; receive as a guest
• due to: Because of; owing to
• deal in: To buy and sell a particular product or products.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• conscious: Aware of what is going on around you
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• phenomenon: Unusual event, fact that can be studied
• convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
• filter: Device to remove certain types of light, sound
• theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
• distract: To draw someone's attention away from something
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• solve: To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem