Vocabulary

• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• across the board: Broad in scope or content
• as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• to boot: In addition; as well; besides.
• in places: In some locations but not others
• by blood: Connected through biological or family relationships.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
• for the record: Said to ensure something is officially noted or remembered.
• in half: Divided into two equal parts.
• with just: Using only; with no more than.
• narrow down: To reduce the number of possibilities or choices.
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• in different ways: Using various methods or approaches; with variety.
• break it down: To simplify something complex into smaller, more manageable parts.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
• play out: To use up or exhaust
• in the same breath: Saying two things at once that seem to contradict each other.
• closer than: Nearer in distance compared to something else.
• in ways: In a manner or by methods that.
• made with: Containing a particular ingredient or material.
• episode: One separate event in a series of events
• recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• eliminate: To completely remove; to get rid of
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• native: Someone from or born in a specific country
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
• brag: To speak too proudly about yourself
• unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• indigenous: Being naturally from an area, not somewhere else
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• discrimination: Ability to recognize the difference between things
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• gain: To increase in something, such as weight
• totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
• goal: Something you try to do or achieve; an aim
• gossip: To talk about others' private lives
• complicate: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• century: Period of 100 years
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• ongoing: Continuing to exist or be in progress
• wipe: To clean or dry something with a cloth
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• connect: To associate a thing with something else
• mirror: Thing with glass surface used to look at yourself
• memory: Ability of the mind to call back past things
• brave: (Old-fashioned) A native American warrior
• treaty: An agreement between nations
• terminology: Specific words and expressions used in a field
• bureau: Administrative unit of government
• mysteriously: In a confusing or difficult to understand way
• blood: Red liquid in the bodies of people and animals
• con: To trick or deceive someone
• united: To join or come together for the same goal
• volcano: Mountain through which hot liquid earth can erupt
• erase: To remove data in computer memory, tape, etc.
• freaky: Strange and somewhat frightening
• blip: Minor problem, delay that does not last very long
• unify: To bring or join together into one
• tribal: Concerning or about a tribe
• ancestral: Concerning dead relatives
• colonialism: System in which a country controls a colony
• nah: Way of saying 'No'