Vocabulary

• grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
• rise up: To attempt to defeat government or ruler
• got to: To arrive at some place
• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• help out: To assist someone
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• paid off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
• found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• forget about: To stop thinking about something; to ignore something.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
• aside from
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• have to: Must do
• climb into: To get into or onto something by climbing.
• on the inside: Having a position of authority or influence within an organization or system.
• swim in: To move through water by using your arms and legs.
• lie down: To put your body in a flat position, as to sleep
• next to: Being located along side another
• complete with: Having something as an extra part or feature.
• on the other side of: Located across something from a given point.
• shout out: A public expression of greeting or praise.
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• harsh: Rough; tough; hard to experience or accept
• awareness: Having knowledge of something
• conduct: Your behavior
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• journal: A diary; record of what you do every day
• valuable: Being useful or important
• contact: Touching or feeling something
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• debris: Remains of something broken or destroyed
• seal: To close tightly to protect it from leaking
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• relief: Aid given to people in need as after war/disaster
• platform: Flat, raised structure that people stand on
• plastic: Stiff but usually flexible man-made material
• marine: Soldier trained to serve on land and sea
• colony: Group (bees, etc.) that live in the same place
• statistic: Number that represents a piece of information
• gather: To bring objects together into one place
• programme: A plan or schedule of events
• custody: Legal right to be responsible and care for a child
• fur: Hairy coat of an animal
• public: Owned by the government
• flood: To quickly appear unexpectedly and in volume
• point: An item to be discussed
• neighborhood: Area of a town or city that people live in
• celebrate: To observe an event or occasion, e.g. a birthday
• land: Region or country
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• wire: Thin, flexible thread of metal
• blade: One of several flat pieces in a fan which move air
• convict: Person in prison
• part: Division of a book
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• service: Work that a person does to assist others
• area: Amount of measured space
• wide: Having a great distance from one side to the other
• tourist: Someone who travels to a place for pleasure
• tug: To pull (something) hard or suddenly
• southern: Concerning a region in the south
• buffer: Data in computer memory allowing fast access
• canyon: Deep rock valley usually with flowing water
• judicial: Concerning the orders and laws of a court
• ocean: Large body of salt water; a large sea
• national: Concerning a nation as a whole
• harbour: Area of water protected by land and used by ships
• waterfront: Harbor or dockyard of city near the water
• wetsuit: Suit made of rubber for diving and surfing