Vocabulary

• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• deal with
• hash out: To discuss something thoroughly in order to reach an agreement or solution.
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• as we know it: In the form or way commonly understood or accepted.
• have to: Must do
• at least: As a minimum
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• go around: (Of news, gossip) to be known; circulate
• regardless of
• in recognition: As an acknowledgment or appreciation of something.
• in need: Not having the necessary things, such as food
• reach out: To attempt to communicate with someone.
• the bottom line: The most important thing; the essential point.
• wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• artificial: Dishonest, to seem fake, not sincere
• intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
• mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
• strike: To hit something
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• contract: To become ill as a result of getting a disease
• estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
• military: Army or armed forces
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• veteran: Person experienced through long service
• obscure: To hide something to make it difficult to be seen
• observe: To celebrate a particular holiday/religious event
• survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
• performance: Act of doing something
• halt: To stop, or cause something, e.g. a car, to stop
• evoke: To bring forth a certain feeling or memory
• relief: Aid given to people in need as after war/disaster
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• honor: To fulfill an agreement
• agency: Business that provides some service for others
• civil: Of citizens of a country; not military, criminal
• stream: To send a constant flow of data over the internet
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• emotion: A feeling such as sadness, anger or love
• important: Having power or authority
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• persona: Personality that you project in public
• salute: Raising your hand to your head to show respect
• paycheck: Check issued in payment of wages or salary
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• symphony: Harmony of color or sound
• union: Act of joining two or more things into one
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• wire: Thin, flexible thread of metal
• paramount: More important/significant than all other things
• nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
• loom: To appear in a large, unclear, or threatening form
• historic: (Of past event) having an effect on future; famous
• tube: Plastic or metal container for soft substances
• production: Process of producing or growing food naturally
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• burrito: Flour tortilla folded around a filling
• volcano: Mountain through which hot liquid earth can erupt
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
• agreement: Sharing the same opinion or reach a decision
• volcanic: (E.g. of a temperament) easily angered; violent
• hash: A mixture of meat, potatoes, and vegetables cut into small pieces and baked or fried
• snag: To catch something on something sharp
• apt: Likely or having a tendency to act a certain way
• erupt: To begin doing something or happen suddenly
• sag: To become weak and less useful; to decrease
• costly: Being very expensive, often wasteful
• archipelago: Group of several small islands
• coy: Withholding information that could be revealed
• guild: Association of people with same job/interests
• taco: Tortilla rolled cupped around a filling
• meteorological: Of the weather or weather forecasts
• underwater: (Moving or existing) beneath the surface of water
• ratify: To formally accept something, such as a law
• likeness: Similarity; resemblance; portrait
• picket: To petition or complain, often outside a company
• bugle: Brass instrument used for sending military signals