Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• beefing up: To be made stronger and stronger
• at a time: Separately; one by one
• in addition to: Besides; as well as
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• botanical garden: A garden dedicated to the collection, cultivation, and display of a wide range of plants, labeled with their botanical names.
• drop down: To go to a lower place, rank
• deal with
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• update on: To provide the latest information about something.
• in the process of: During the course of; while something is happening or being done.
• power on: To activate or switch on a device or machine.
• on the job: While working; during the course of employment.
• on sunday: Every Sunday; each Sunday.
• in the dark: Uninformed about something; unaware.
• glow up: To have a major and impressive improvement in appearance, style, or confidence.
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• in the driver's seat: In a position of control or authority.
• in the back seat: Having a less active or secondary role; not in control.
• break through: To move quickly through (wall, etc.) using force
• back in the day: In the past; in former times.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• rise up: To attempt to defeat government or ruler
• shout out: A public expression of greeting or praise.
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• category: Groups of things that are similar in some way
• distract: To draw someone's attention away from something
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• intimidate: To make someone feel afraid
• military: Army or armed forces
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• robust: Having physical vigor or energetic good health
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• democracy: System of government in which everyone is equal
• refer: To talk about or write about something
• turmoil: Very confused situation where things are not clear
• complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
• propaganda: (Use of) message that you want people to accept
• communist: Believer in communism
• conviction: Act of finding someone guilty of a crime
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• role: Character played by an actor
• quiz: A game in which players answer questions on topics
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• grid: Electrical network supplying electricity to area
• narrow: Not wide; short from one side to the other
• guard: To keep watch over something to protect it
• increasingly: More and more; in greater degree or amount
• buzz: Low pitched sound similar to the sound bees make
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• coast: Land near the sea or ocean
• restore: To return a thing to its original condition
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• accuse: To claim that someone has done something wrong
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• electricity: Energy generated positive and negative charges
• addition: Act of adding something; thing that is added
• symbol: Image that means or represents something
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• simulate: To copy something or look or behave like it
• sword: A long metal weapon with a sharp point and edge
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• wire: Thin, flexible thread of metal
• continuously: Without stops, breaks, or an end
• wide: Having a great distance from one side to the other
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• classic: Having a simple, basic design or style
• nationwide: Including or existing in every part of a country
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• believe: To think or accept that something is true
• peeve: To cause to be annoyed, angry or irritated
• mainland: Main land mass of a country or continent
• detain: To keep someone somewhere, e.g. in jail
• unify: To bring or join together into one
• blockade: To block or impede the movement of people, objects
• botanical: Concerning plants or botany
• landfall: Seacoast first sighted on a voyage or flight
• seatbelt: Strong belt in a car to hold you in your seat
• oscar: Annual award given in the movie industry