Vocabulary

• think about: To consider something carefully.
• at least: As a minimum
• arrive at: To reach a place, especially at the end of a journey.
• out of breath: Having difficulty breathing, often after physical exertion.
• step back: To move backwards; to move away from something.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
• stop over: To visit a place for a short time during a longer journey.
• ward off: To avert, deflect, or repel (something dangerous or undesirable).
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• step out: To go outside for a short time
• count up: To add numbers together to find a total; to increase gradually.
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• mindset: Way someone things about something
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• positive: Showing agreement or support for something
• aware: Knowing or feeling that something exists
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• strength: Condition of being strong
• decline: To bend towards the ground
• stereotype: False categorization of people as all the same
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• venture: (Business) activity involving calculated risks
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
• board: Surface for posting or showing information
• deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
• performance: Act of doing something
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• foster: To raise a child who is not yours, for payment
• rural: Concerning the country as opposed to the city
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• altitude: Height of something above sea level
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• lifespan: Length of time something is expected to last
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• refrain: To decide to not do something you want to do
• chronological: Placed in order of time, usually of events
• triumph: Joy from victory or success
• regulation: Act of controlling something with rules or orders
• limit: Point beyond which it is not possible to go
• century: Period of 100 years
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• summit: Official meeting(s) of the leaders of countries
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• urgent: Very important and needing immediate attention
• zone: Area of space designated for a particular use
• worldwide: Spanning or extending throughout the entire world
• volunteer: Working willingly without pay to help others
• empathetic: Exhibiting deep emotional understanding
• point: An item to be discussed
• longevity: Amount of time someone or something lives or lasts
• offset: To compensate for or counterbalance the effect of
• ward: Person's name
• childhood: The time when you are a child
• ascend: To rise, go up to a higher level
• anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
• unparalleled: Being the best or the worst; having no equal
• terribly: To an extreme degree; badly; very
• entrepreneurship: Starting up of new businesses
• leadership: Quality of being able to guide or influence others
• terrify: To scare or greatly frighten
• annually: Every year; once a year
• countdown: Counting backward to zero to show the time left
• discriminatory: Treating people unfairly due to race, age etc.
• checkout: Counter in a supermarket where you pay for goods
• mid: At (or near) the middle point
• sweetheart: Person loved by another person
• shotgun: Double-barreled smoothbore shoulder weapon