Vocabulary

• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• do away with: To remove or take something away; to kill
• rule of thumb: A practical and approximate way of doing or measuring something.
• point out: To make others aware of an idea
• cut costs: To reduce expenses or spending.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• break with: To end a relationship or association.
• for the sake of: For the purpose of; in the interest of.
• go away: To go on vacation
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• check out
• assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
• entrepreneur: Businessperson who develops new businesses
• eliminate: To completely remove; to get rid of
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
• consequence: Importance of a person or thing
• distinct: Clearly different in nature from something else
• purpose: Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
• firm: Company that sells goods or services
• compound: Series of buildings that are walled or fenced off
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• financial: Involving money
• toll: Sound that a big bell makes, when it is rung
• suspect: Person thought to have committed a crime
• famine: Long-lasting period of little food in an area
• sake: Japanese rice wine
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• plain: Obvious; clearly so, true
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• grain: Seeds of plants used for food
• principle: Moral rule or belief governing a person's behavior
• leap: To enter or start something eagerly
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• proactive: Acting to head off anticipated future problems
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• tragic: (Of a play, movie, or book) with a sad ending
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• thumb: To use your thumb to request a ride in a car
• extinction: When every example of animal, plant is dead
• recite: To speak aloud a passage from memory
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• defense: Argument in support of something
• philosopher: Person studying the meaning of truth and life
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• fully: Completely or entirely
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• staff: Employees of a company
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
• expense: Money you have to pay to do part of your job
• simplicity: Being easy to understand or use
• quit: To leave a job
• fence: Wood, metal structure enclosing an area, land
• tradition: An event, custom or way common to a people or race
• erect: Standing straight up
• calculate: To find an answer using mathematics
• officer: Person of high position in an organization
• sparrow: Small, very common bird with gray brown feathers
• locust: Insect similar to a grasshopper, that can swarm
• axe: Tool with a sharp metal edge used to chop wood