Vocabulary

• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• in addition to: Besides; as well as
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• at large: (of a person or animal, especially one that is dangerous) not captured; free.
• shut off: To stop the movement of something, such as water
• much about: A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
• all along: From the beginning; all the time.
• engage in: To participate or become involved in something.
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• controversial: Causing a great deal of argument, or conflict
• journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
• motivation: Reason behind why someone did something
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• overcome: To succeed in a struggle against; defeat
• conference: Series of lectures held as an event
• competition: Fighting against others to win something
• athlete: Person trained to compete in sports
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• crowd: To force too many things, people into
• pause: To stop doing for a while before continuing
• controversy: Strong public disagreement about something
• gender: State of being male or female
• insanity: Mentally ill, unable to act normally
• prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
• press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• participate: To take part with others in doing something
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
• devote: To dedicate
• bully: a person who habitually seeks to harm or intimidate those whom they perceive as vulnerable
• transform: To change the shape completely in a good way
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• important: Having power or authority
• british: Concerning the culture and people of British
• proud: Very good; worthy of making one pleased
• fantasy: Something imagined and very different from reality
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• division: How many times a number is contained in another
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• public: Owned by the government
• podium: Small raised area you stand on to give a speech
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• choke: To cause someone not to breathe
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• medal: Metal award, often round, usually for courage
• anthem: Special song that represents a nation or group
• arduous: Requiring a lot of effort; difficult and tiring
• smear: To cover a surface with something sticky
• participation: Act of being involved in something
• boxer: Someone who fights with his fists for sport
• featherweight: Professional boxer who weighs up to 56.7kg