Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• deal with
• curry favour: To seek to gain favor by flattery or obsequious behavior.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• hang on: To wait for the person you phoned to answer
• mess with: To interfere with or tamper with something.
• have to: Must do
• next to: Being located along side another
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• at that time: During a specific point in the past.
• stand up for: To support someone or an idea, e.g. human rights
• to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• hit home: To have a strong emotional impact; to affect deeply.
• in reaction to: As a response to something.
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• going on: To continue doing something
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• make up: To invent or create a story
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• federal funding: Financial assistance provided by the federal government to support various projects, programs, or organizations.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• at once: Immediately; without delay
• in terms of
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• at least: As a minimum
• reckon on: To expect or depend on something happening or someone doing something.
• on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
• neither side: Not either of two sides or parties.
• just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
• leave it there: To put something down and not move it from that location.
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• search for: To try to find someone or something.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• character: Person in a story, movie or play
• conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
• mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• narrative: The telling of a story
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
• diversity: Having a range of different races, ideas etc.
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• private: Being away from others and quiet
• racist: Believing that people of other races are inferior
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• democratic: (Of government) giving the people power, a vote
• protest: To argue against something in a forceful way
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• equal: Same in shape, size, or number
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• mood: Emotion or a state of mind; how you feel
• argument: Discussion in which you disagree with someone
• hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
• element: Essential or particular part of something
• rush: To attack someone suddenly in a group
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• racism: Belief that people of other races are bad/inferior
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• root: Emotional connection with a place, history etc.
• equally: In an equal, even, or identical manner
• sector: Part that a place is divided into
• complexity: State of having many parts and not being simple
• roll: Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
• equity: Condition of people being treated the same
• overlook: To look down on; be able to see from
• inclusion: Act of including; person, thing that is included
• pendulum: Weight on chain/cord swinging from a fixed point
• inclusive: Covering or including everything
• curry: Indian food made of vegetables, meat and spices
• logo: Name, symbol or picture which represents a company