Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• in the streets: Located or happening outdoors in public roads or areas.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• across the pond: Referring to the Atlantic Ocean, especially when contrasting the UK and the US.
• subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
• significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
• expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• spot: A certain place or area
• consequence: Importance of a person or thing
• necessarily: In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
• express: To send something by fast mail
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• suspicious: Doubtful about someone's honesty
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• blast: To attack someone with words
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• sympathy: Feeling for other people when they are in trouble
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• glimpse: To see or notice something very briefly
• glance: Quick or temporary look at
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• click: To work well with someone or something
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• formal: Observing rules and procedures strictly
• secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
• funeral: Ceremony of burying, burning a dead body
• channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• extend: To offer something (help, friendship) to someone
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• act: To behave in a certain way
• metaphorical: Using words imaginatively to reveal a similarity
• mourn: To feel or show extreme sadness
• noticeable: Being easy or likely to be sensed or noticed
• helicopter: Aircraft with spinning blades at the top
• vibration: Shaking motion
• headline: To be the main performer at a show
• secretive: Acting to not let other people know information
• heartfelt: Earnest; sincere; strongly felt
• mute: Not willing or being unable to speak
• dishonest: Likely to steal or lie; deceitful; corrupt
• suspiciously: With feelings that something is wrong
• chopper: Large heavy knife with a square blade; small ax