Vocabulary

• go back to: To return to a starting point
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• writ large: Displayed or obvious in a very clear or exaggerated way.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• have to: Must do
• to an extent: Partly or in some degree.
• drag on: To last longer than expected, in a boring way
• across the board: Broad in scope or content
• cracking down: To act forcefully in order to reduce crime, etc.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• flat screen tv: A television set with a thin, flat display screen, typically using LCD or plasma technology.
• reach out: To attempt to communicate with someone.
• phone number: A sequence of digits assigned to a telephone subscriber, used to make a call to that phone.
• personal data: Information that relates to an identifiable individual.
• such as: For example; like
• in practice: In reality or actual use; as opposed to in theory.
• in theory: According to the stated ideas or principles
• on to: Toward something; forward
• tamp down: To reduce or suppress feelings or a situation.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• on the shelf: Located on a shelf.
• assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• potentially: That could happen or become reality
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• hypothetical: Thought up, as an example; not being a real case
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• extent: Point, level or limit to which something reaches
• crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
• proper: Correct according to social or moral rules
• fraud: Use of dishonest ways to take something valuable
• worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
• theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• prompt: Message on a computer requiring attention
• behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
• journal: A diary; record of what you do every day
• purchase: To buy something; to get by paying money for it
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• retail: Business of selling products to the public
• advance: Forward movement by an army
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• loyalty: Complete and sustained support for person, thing
• accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
• receipt: Act of receiving something
• equation: Mathematical statement showing things to be equal
• accelerate: To cause to occur earlier than expected
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• document: Official (printed) record that gives information
• original: Being first made, thought or performed; fresh
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• policy: Document stating terms of an insurance agreement
• problematic: Being difficult to deal with or fix
• transaction: An exchange in business usually involving money
• retailer: Merchant/store who sells goods at retail
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• fraudulent: Using dishonest ways to take something valuable
• event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
• suit: To be appropriate for a given situation
• ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• product: Item that can be bought
• binary: Having two parts; using only 2 numbers, 1 and 0
• service: Work that a person does to assist others
• bureau: Administrative unit of government
• return: To hit something back to the other player or team
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• refund: To give money back, e.g. if a product is faulty
• transit: System of transportation, often in a city
• lodge: To (provide a place to) stay for a short time
• datum: Item of factual information
• shorten: To make something, e.g. a skirt, shorter
• logistic: Concerning planning and organizing a large project