Vocabulary

• take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• shut up: To close something, e.g. a shop
• look back: To think about past events
• have to: Must do
• build out: To expand or develop something, such as a business or system.
• forget about: To stop thinking about something; to ignore something.
• up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
• next to: Being located along side another
• as we know it: In the form or way commonly understood or accepted.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• in part: To some extent; partially.
• cut back: To use less of something
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• to the left: In or toward the left direction.
• of all time: The best or most significant in history.
• subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
• description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
• butt: (Informal) fleshy part of your body you sit on
• ambitious: Having the desire to be successful in life, work
• vice: used as part of the title of particular positions. The person who holds one of these positions is next below in authority to the person who holds the full position and can act for them
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• comfort: To try to make distressed person feel better
• cabinet: Piece of furniture resembling a cupboard
• swear: To say bad or impolite words to someone
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• blow: To move something using air
• intelligent: Smart; able to think and reason
• arrogant: Rude, from belief you are better than others
• surgery: Medical operation involving cutting into body
• grand: A counter for 1000 of something
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• click: To work well with someone or something
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• approval: Agreement that person/thing is acceptable
• genius: Person displaying a high level of intelligence
• whisper: To talk with breath but no voice
• channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
• starve: To (cause to) be hungry or go without food
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• weed: (Childish use) to urinate; go to the bathroom
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• education: Academic field studying the practice of teaching
• animate: To give life, energy, or motion to something
• blur: To make something unclear or out of focus
• last: Final; with nothing following; after all others
• shut: To stop being open for business
• dope: Someone you think it stupid or a fool
• legal: Concerning the law; allowed by law
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• immortal: Not subject to death; that will never die
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• ass: (Impolite) part of the human body that you sit on
• globe: A round object, e.g. like the earth; sphere
• season: One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
• chuck: To throw carelessly or casually
• picture: General situation or state of being
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• tape: To record some sounds using an electric device
• fashion: Style of dress or activity popular at some time
• immoral: Without good moral principles
• upload: To transfer a file or data to the internet
• oak: Hard, tough wood taken from an oak tree
• frog: Small hopping amphibian
• legalize: To make an illegal act legal
• trashy: Cheap and inferior; of no value
• cam: Rotating or sliding piece in mechanical linkages
• rename: To change the name of something or someone