Vocabulary

• think about: To consider something carefully.
• winning the lottery: To be successful in a game of chance where numbers are drawn.
• play in: To participate or compete in a game or competition.
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• have to: Must do
• going on: To continue doing something
• got to: To arrive at some place
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• paying off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
• break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• break in: To wear new (shoes, etc.) to make them comfortable
• for instance: As an example.
• in reality: Actually; in fact; truly.
• specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
• extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
• enormous: Huge; very big; very important
• material: Cloth; fabric
• fascinating: To attract or interest greatly
• instance: An example of something; case
• aggressive: Using energy and determination to achieve a goal
• poverty: State of being poor
• bizarre: Odd or strange
• motivation: Reason behind why someone did something
• crap: Impolite way of saying something is not good; Faeces
• express: To send something by fast mail
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
• sheer: To suddenly turn or change direction
• abstract: Passage of text from an article or book
• odd: Being unmatched with someone or something
• debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
• escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• ignore: To not listen to, look at, or pay attention to
• prompt: Message on a computer requiring attention
• journal: A diary; record of what you do every day
• resolution: End part of a story resolving the conflict
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• fart: To break wind; to emit gas from the anus
• seek: To ask someone for help
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• sneaky: Deceptive and underhand
• belief: Being sure that something exists or is true
• tropical: Hot and humid; near to the equator
• totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
• activate: To cause to happen; cause a chemical reaction
• credit: System to buy something and pay for it later
• personally: By a specific person, and not by anyone else
• academy: School that specializes in certain subjects
• bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
• statistic: Number that represents a piece of information
• asteroid: Very small planets that move around the sun
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• great: Very good; better than before
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• medal: Metal award, often round, usually for courage
• applicable: Being appropriate to or suitable for something
• lottery: Betting game of buying tickets to win money
• glitter: To shine with individual tiny flashes of light
• affinity: A feeling of attraction or relationship
• superstitious: Believing certain things are lucky/unlucky
• rationale: Explanation of justification for something
• twitter: To make small chattering sounds, like some birds
• sociologist: Person who specializes in the study of society