Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• got to: To arrive at some place
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• put up with: To suffer (a difficult thing) without complaining
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• for the record: Said to ensure something is officially noted or remembered.
• for some reason: For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• on camera: While being filmed or recorded.
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• warm up: To gently exercise muscles before doing sport
• sit through: To stay until the end of something, especially something long or boring.
• blow out: (Of tire) to explode
• in the hand: Physically held or grasped in one's hand.
• at least: As a minimum
• in advance: Ahead of time; before something happens
• paying off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
• take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• entrepreneur: Businessperson who develops new businesses
• effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
• military: Army or armed forces
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• crowd: To force too many things, people into
• parade: Large group walking in a public celebration
• upset: (Of stomach, etc.) not functioning well; sick
• anticipate: To expect or look ahead to something positively
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• drone: A remote controlled flying device
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• grossly: In a disgusting manner or with bad taste
• fake: Not real; made to look like something real
• sharp: Person's name
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• rally: Public meeting to support or oppose something
• haul: To pull or drag something heavy (e.g. boat)
• event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
• damage: Physical harm that is done to something
• kick: Feeling of enjoyment or excitement
• anniversary: Date occuring every year of a past event, wedding
• speech: A formal talk to an audience
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• celebrate: To observe an event or occasion, e.g. a birthday
• duty: Work required by your job or position
• quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
• porn: Short for pornography
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• minimal: The smallest possible; least
• grade: To give a road the required angle of slope
• check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
• bulb: A round electronic device that produces light
• mayor: Head of a town or city government
• united: To join or come together for the same goal
• repair: How well cared for a thing is; physical condition
• meme: Idea, value or pattern of behavior in a culture
• give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• coin: A small, flat piece of metal used as money
• long: Person's name
• extravaganza: Large and impressive celebration or event
• fort: Group of military buildings with high walls
• boo: To shout out 'boo', to express your disapproval
• nah: Way of saying 'No'
• doge: Formerly the chief magistrate in Venice and Genoa