Vocabulary

• think about: To consider something carefully.
• have to: Must do
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• make up: To invent or create a story
• off the shelf: Readily available; not custom-made.
• money talks: Money has great influence or power.
• in the news: Being widely reported in the media.
• back in the day: In the past; in former times.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• the bottom line: The most important thing; the essential point.
• in court: Present or being discussed during a legal trial or hearing.
• in place of: Instead of; as a substitute for.
• deal in: To buy and sell a particular product or products.
• threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
• in depth: Thoroughly and carefully; in detail.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• fascinating: To attract or interest greatly
• exact: Completely correct; accurate; specific
• amount: Quantity of something
• default: Automatic setting when no indicated preference
• feature: Special report in a magazine or paper
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• quality: Feature associated with someone or something
• automatically: In a way not requiring control by a person
• competition: Fighting against others to win something
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• sabotage: To destroy or damage, often secretly, to weaken
• court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
• behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
• appearance: The way a person looks to others
• huge: Very very large
• secure: To get or achieve something with certainty
• suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
• estate: A large piece of land, usually with a large house
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• switch: A change or shift from one method to another
• participate: To take part with others in doing something
• plug: Wood, rubber or metal used to block a hole
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• bottom: The part of your body you sit on
• debut: First performance, appearance, e.g. of opera star
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• economic: Concerning trade, industry, and money
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
• supply: Availability of products and services for use
• ultra: Prefix that denotes a lot of something; extreme
• rivalry: State/feeling when groups compete with each other
• galaxy: A group of stars and planets in space
• theoretical: Concerning the unproved aspects of a subject
• backbone: Strength and determination
• safari: Tour to watch animals in their natural environment
• ridiculously: Extremely; so much so that people might laugh
• lineup: People arranged by police for identification
• partnership: Shared business relationship with someone
• android: Robot that looks or seems human
• pre: A prefix meaning 'before'
• pixel: Small element forming image on TV/computer screen
• conduit: Something that carries water, gas, etc.; pipe
• ole: Dialect another way of saying 'old'
• yahoo: Person who is not very intelligent or cultured