Vocabulary

• on to: Toward something; forward
• deal in: To buy and sell a particular product or products.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• dire consequences: Very serious or terrible results that follow an action or event.
• threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
• behind with: Having failed to pay money that is owed at the time you should have.
• in total: Completely; with everything added together.
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• emerged as: To become known or apparent; to come forth as.
• as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
• rely on: To depend on someone or something
• walk around: To stroll or wander in a leisurely way.
• set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
• take it away: To remove something.
• offer up: To present something, especially to God, as a sacrifice or offering.
• locking up: The act of imprisoning someone.
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• go on: To continue doing something
• in a series: Arranged or happening one after another.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• closer to home: Nearer to one's place of residence or origin.
• scheduled for: To be planned or arranged for a specific time.
• at the point of: Just about to do something or reach a state.
• close by: Near in distance; nearby.
• in court: Present or being discussed during a legal trial or hearing.
• break up
• game over: The end of a game or a situation.
• down the line: At a later time; in the future.
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• guarantee: To promise to repair a broken product
• acquire: To get or earn something by thinking or working
• exclusive: Being available only to people with a lot of money
• convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
• version: Different way that someone interprets something
• bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
• competition: Fighting against others to win something
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• sabotage: To destroy or damage, often secretly, to weaken
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• furious: Extremely angry
• appeal: Ability to attract interest, attention, or desire
• acquisition: Process of acquiring; thing that is acquired
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• backlash: a strong negative reaction by a large number of people, for example to something that has recently changed in society
• giant: Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
• scrutiny: Careful examination, as to see rules are followed
• intervention: Getting involved to solve a disagreement, problem
• console: To make someone feel better in times of distress
• prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
• dire: (E.g. of consequences) very serious
• gain: To increase in something, such as weight
• aim: Act of pointing something at a target
• unrealistic: Not seeing or interpreting things as they are
• stream: To send a constant flow of data over the internet
• hype: Advertising, writing, or talk to spark interest
• digital: Using electronic signals or computers
• increasingly: More and more; in greater degree or amount
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• owe: To need to do something in return for a favor etc.
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• definitive: Clear and leaving no further question
• argue: To fight or disagree over something
• own: To have something as your property
• fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• business: A company formed for making profit
• license: To give official permission to do something
• mobile: Able to be moved or able to move
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• abruptly: Suddenly; without warning
• popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
• remove: To get rid of something completely
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• competitor: Someone taking part in race, business, etc.
• envelope: Paper cover you put around a letter to mail it
• blizzard: Powerful windstorm with large amounts of snow
• spree: Short intense period of shopping/killing etc.
• sue: Person's name
• fiscal: Concerning government spending and taxing
• vampire: Bloodsucking dead person who bites neck of victim
• deadline: A date or time before which something must be done
• reshape: To form something into a new shape
• costly: Being very expensive, often wasteful
• breakup: End of a relationship often due to troubles
• newfound: Newly discovered
• overtake: To pass and go in front of another car
• thorny: Being very complex and hard to solve
• foundry: Factory making metal objects, e.g. for machinery
• op: Shortened form of of 'medical operation'
• gamer: Person playing a game to a set of rules