Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• due to: Because of; owing to
• in little: To a small extent; insignificantly.
• have to: Must do
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• coming to you: To approach or arrive at your location
• in sight: Visible; able to be seen.
• under control: Being managed or restrained; not out of hand.
• bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
• send in: To mail or email an application, etc. somewhere
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• even out: To become level or uniform.
• in red: Marked or written using the colour red.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• make up: To invent or create a story
• as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
• chop up: To cut something into small pieces.
• drink to: To raise a glass to honor or celebrate someone or something.
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• stand with: To support or defend someone or something.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• at least: As a minimum
• on to: Toward something; forward
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• grind: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• stir: To arouse (attention or interest)
• blow: To move something using air
• protest: To argue against something in a forceful way
• technically: In an exact and particular manner
• halt: To stop, or cause something, e.g. a car, to stop
• boast: To speak of something with too much pride
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• swallow: To believe (something that is not true)
• honor: To fulfill an agreement
• prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
• chamber: Enclosed space that contains something
• guard: To keep watch over something to protect it
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• insist: To demand that someone do something
• blanket: Piece of cloth you covers yourself with in bed
• restore: To return a thing to its original condition
• rodent: Animal that gnaws/bites, e.g. rat, mouse, rabbit
• raid: Sudden entry by police; surprise attack by army
• speech: A formal talk to an audience
• violate: To abuse, damage or disrespect
• originally: At first; in the beginning
• rule: Something that is normal and usually happens
• workforce: The total number of working people
• concert: Musical entertainment performed in public
• plant: Factory or a place where things are made
• nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
• curfew: Order requiring people to be at home at night
• area: Amount of measured space
• accompany: To play music with someone
• mayor: Head of a town or city government
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• heap: To express great praise, criticism, and emotions
• meet: To provide something that is necessary
• happen: To take place or occur
• hog: To claim or use most of something, in a greedy way
• thaw: When ice melts because of increased warmth
• give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
• downtown: Located in the business part of a town
• rock: To be greatly upset by something, e.g. a death
• arm: To activate a weapon or bomb for use
• pope: Bishop of Rome and the head of the Catholic Church
• law: Field of study that relates to the legal profession
• show: To be easily seen or displayed
• detain: To keep someone somewhere, e.g. in jail
• heavily: In a slow, loud manner
• loophole: Error when making rules allowing people to avoid
• anus: Opening in the body from which solid waste passes
• man: Humans in general, including male and female
• fort: Group of military buildings with high walls
• bass: Type of fish
• wolf: A dog-like wild animal
• confederate: One who helps someone do something, often illegal
• unarmed: Not having or using arms or weapons
• battleship: Large and heavily armored warship
• glen: Narrow mountain valley, especially in Scotland
• oboe: Slender double-reed woodwind instrument