Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• phase out: To gradually end a task, or sell a product
• break up
• set up
• at least: As a minimum
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• without me: Not including me; excluding me.
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
• alternative: Something different you can choose
• controversial: Causing a great deal of argument, or conflict
• vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• destination: The place you are traveling to
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• conservative: (Of an estimate, price) set fairly low
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• backlash: a strong negative reaction by a large number of people, for example to something that has recently changed in society
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• wreck: Car, plane, boat accident damaging the vehicle
• generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• click: To work well with someone or something
• relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
• topic: Subject or issue people talk or write about
• formal: Observing rules and procedures strictly
• strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• junk: Something that is old, useless, or has no value
• channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
• illegal: Not allowed by the laws or rules
• personal: Done by or to a particular person; individual
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• act: To behave in a certain way
• adjective: A word that describes a noun, e.g. happy
• minister: An official who heads a government department
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• proposal: Act of asking someone to marry you
• rejection: Decision that something is not good enough
• ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
• metaphorical: Using words imaginatively to reveal a similarity
• marathon: Lasting for a long time
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• tobacco: Cigars and cigarettes
• metaphorically: In a metaphorical manner
• guardian: Person who guards, protects, or preserves
• derail: (Of a train) to come off the railway tracks
• rail: To complain or object forcefully
• headline: To be the main performer at a show
• lash: Small hairs that grow above and below your eyes
• outcry: Show of anger or unhappiness by many people
• lobby: Main entrance and waiting room of public building
• karaoke: Singing popular songs to a prerecorded soundtrack
• nickname: Name given by friends or family
• tory: British conservative politician