Vocabulary

• wasted no time: Acted quickly and efficiently without delay.
• at best: Under the most optimistic or favorable circumstances; the most that can be hoped for.
• clown car: A car that appears to hold an impossibly large number of clowns, a common circus or comedic trope.
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• in theory: According to the stated ideas or principles
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• weasel out: To avoid a responsibility or obligation, often by using dishonest or evasive means.
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• deal with
• have to: Must do
• stick around: To remain in place; not leave or go
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• in practice: In reality or actual use; as opposed to in theory.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• in play: In a state of being actively involved in a game or activity.
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• controversial: Causing a great deal of argument, or conflict
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• chaos: State of utter confusion or disorder
• surge: Sudden movement in one direction by many
• mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
• awful: Very bad; horrible; terrible
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• prominent: Being important or well known
• abstract: Passage of text from an article or book
• establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
• disaster: State of extreme ruin and misfortune
• moderation: Decrease in the amount of something that is high
• huge: Very very large
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• core: To take out the central section of a fruit
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• board: Surface for posting or showing information
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• inconsistent: Not tying together logically or with the facts
• string: To tie or connect things together with a thread
• article: Word such as 'a', 'an', or 'the' used before nouns
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• influential: Having the power to cause change; having influence
• leave: To go away from; depart
• platform: Flat, raised structure that people stand on
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• spiral: A continuous curve round a central point
• waste: To kill or severely harm someone
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• staff: Employees of a company
• verify: To prove that something is right, accurate or true
• point: An item to be discussed
• ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
• own: To have something as your property
• fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
• business: A company formed for making profit
• loom: To appear in a large, unclear, or threatening form
• squint: To look through narrowed eyes
• racial: Of or relating to race
• broadly: In a general (not detailed) manner
• rotate: To regularly change people who perform a role
• clown: Performer in funny clothes who makes people laugh
• oversight: A mistake; something you forget to do
• inclusive: Covering or including everything
• vine: Long thin plant that climbs over something
• runway: Long road where planes take off and land
• prickly: Causing or having a sharp needle-like feeling
• profitability: Degree to which money can be made in business
• ugly: (E.g. of a situation) bad; likely to turn nasty
• twitter: To make small chattering sounds, like some birds
• musk: Strong sweet-smelling substance used in perfume
• ceo: CEO for Chief Operating Officer