Vocabulary

• trot out: To bring forward an explanation or excuse, often repeatedly.
• in store: About to happen in the future
• deal with
• have to: Must do
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• dedicated: To state a person's name in book, song, in respect
• majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• associate: Partner in professional work, e.g. in law
• conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• gut: To destroy the inside of a building , e.g. by fire
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• attention: Taking notice of someone or something
• retail: Business of selling products to the public
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• deny: To refuse to allow or accept something
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• palm: Inner area of a person's hand
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• trend: Current style or fashion
• bump: To bounce along over a rough surface
• culture: Beliefs and customs of a particular group
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• opt: To choose one thing rather than other choices
• consumer: Person who buys goods or services
• popularity: State of being liked or supported by many people
• tempt: To make someone want something, even if it's bad
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• peek: To look at something quickly (often secretly)
• bowl: Part of an object that has a rounded, inward curve
• part: Division of a book
• professor: Teacher who teaches at a college or university
• store: To put things in a place for later use
• check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
• university: High-level educational institution; college
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• action: Something that a person or thing does
• list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
• choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
• marketing: To publicize products to get you to buy; advertise
• camp: A (military) base
• federation: Group of organizations joined together
• midnight: 12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
• mall: Large public area often covered with grass
• buster: Way of addressing a man
• online: Connected to the internet
• trot: (Of a horse) to move rapidly taking small steps
• investigative: Searching for information or truth