Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• in depth: Thoroughly and carefully; in detail.
• take in: To allow to enter; receive as a guest
• have to: Must do
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• chip away: To gradually make something weaker or smaller.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• nasty: Very bad, unpleasant, or offensive
• recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• trick: To fool someone in order to obtain a result
• initiative: Ability to come up with solutions by yourself
• immediately: Without any delay; straight away
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• consider: To think carefully about something
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• strike: To hit something
• solid: Being able to be trusted; reliable
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
• authority: The power to give orders to people
• grind: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• ease: To make something less difficult, tight, stressed
• trap: Device used for catching animals
• steady: Happening or developing at a regular rate
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• advance: Forward movement by an army
• counter: To say or do something in opposition or resistance
• capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
• retreat: Act of a force moving back from a winning enemy
• supplement: Added extra to support or make something complete
• strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
• leave: To go away from; depart
• scary: Causing fear; frightening
• invasion: Entry into a place to cause harm
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• defense: Argument in support of something
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• analysis: Careful study to better understand something
• fantasy: Something imagined and very different from reality
• solidify: To make or become solid or more solid
• hop: Dance party
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• breakdown: When normal activity or behavior stops
• liability: Something that is owed to someone else, e.g. debt
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• regain: To get something back that had been lost
• venom: Poison, e.g. one produced by plant or animal
• gambit: Action made to produce a future advantage
• pawn: Person used to advance the purposes of another
• knight: Chess piece in the shape of a horse's head
• ugly: (E.g. of a situation) bad; likely to turn nasty
• setup: Way something is organized or arranged
• classical: Concerning the culture of ancient Greece or Rome
• destabilize: To make unstable or unpredictable
• recapture: To capture again