Vocabulary

• at least: As a minimum
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• off the charts: Extremely high or impressive; beyond normal measurement or scale.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• home in: Move or direct toward a specific target or goal.
• out of reach: Cannot be touched as it is far away
• further out: At a greater distance; more distant.
• torn between: Unable to decide between two conflicting choices or desires.
• have to: Must do
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• on the market: Available for sale.
• trade off: Exchange that occurs as a compromise
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• move to: To change the place where you live or work.
• move over: To make room for someone or something by shifting position.
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• as we know it: In the form or way commonly understood or accepted.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
• for the best: Resulting in the most positive or beneficial outcome, even if it's difficult or painful in the short term.
• rise up: To attempt to defeat government or ruler
• shout out: A public expression of greeting or praise.
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
• slightly: Only a little
• career: Particular occupation in professional life
• reward: To give something because of someone's good work
• roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
• mortgage: Long-term loan from a bank for buying property
• concrete: Hard building material made of cement, sand, water
• suspect: Person thought to have committed a crime
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• comfort: To try to make distressed person feel better
• behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
• independent: Making your own decisions; acting by yourself
• temporarily: For a limited amount of time
• spin: To make a ball rotate when throwing it
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• oxygen: A gas in the air that we need to breathe
• quiz: A game in which players answer questions on topics
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• scary: Causing fear; frightening
• affordable: Cheap enough that it can be paid for
• marine: Soldier trained to serve on land and sea
• proof: Act of showing that something exists or is true
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• terrific: Spoken excellent; wonderful
• algae: Green organisms that live in still water
• coast: Land near the sea or ocean
• solve: To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
• act: To behave in a certain way
• forecast: Prediction of some future thing, e.g. the weather
• critically: As part of the process of judging something
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• wire: Thin, flexible thread of metal
• suburb: Residential area on the outskirts of a city
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• torn: To move very quickly, often with carelessness
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• ownership: State of having a legal right to possess something
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• attainable: Able to be attained or accomplished
• gulf: Part of a sea partially surrounded by land
• department: Division of a larger part or organization
• historically: In history; in the past
• positively: In a manner showing agreement or support for
• coy: Withholding information that could be revealed
• underwater: (Moving or existing) beneath the surface of water
• parson: Christian priest or minister