Vocabulary

• think about: To consider something carefully.
• stand up for: To support someone or an idea, e.g. human rights
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• have to: Must do
• got to: To arrive at some place
• in a big way: To a great or significant extent.
• as a whole: Considering everything together; in general.
• number of people: The total count of individuals within a group or gathering.
• in terms of
• pour into: To transfer a liquid or substance into a container.
• think back: To recapture the past
• apart from: Except for; not considering
• stay home: To remain in one's house or residence.
• closer to home: Nearer to one's place of residence or origin.
• deal with
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• start up: A newly established business.
• going on: To continue doing something
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• for days: For a long period of time; lasting several days.
• six times: Multiplied by six; a factor of six.
• drill down: To examine something in detail; to analyze deeply.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• in part: To some extent; partially.
• at least: As a minimum
• work out
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• end up with: To have something as a result.
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• gross: 144 of something; twelve dozen of something
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• revenue: Money that is made by or paid to a business
• quarantine: To isolate ill people to prevent disease spreading
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• authority: The power to give orders to people
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• association: Organization of people with the same interest
• drill: A machine that makes holes with a metal bit
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• excitement: When people feel very happy and enthusiastic
• agency: Business that provides some service for others
• phase: Different stages of the moon from new to full
• leave: To go away from; depart
• poke: To give a push, thrust, or jab
• ramp: Path that increases in height as you walk up it
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• border: To be right next to another country or state
• coast: Land near the sea or ocean
• decrease: To reduce the size, amount or number of something
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• replace: To use instead of something else
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• hire: To give a job to someone in exchange for pay
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• great: Very good; better than before
• business: A company formed for making profit
• dependent: Someone who relies on (financial) support
• hockey: Sport played on a field with sticks and a ball
• allocate: To distribute or set apart for a plan or purpose
• area: Amount of measured space
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• disappear: To no longer see because it's not there any more
• group: Two or more musicians who play music together
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• datum: Item of factual information
• boycott: To not buy a product for moral reasons
• politic: Careful what you say; diplomatic
• buffalo: Wild animal with horns similar to a large cow