Vocabulary

• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• at least: As a minimum
• have to: Must do
• found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
• extent to which: The degree to which something is true or likely to happen.
• give back: To return something you borrowed
• free sample: A small amount of a product given away to promote it.
• on the phone: Talking on the telephone.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• vote in: To elect someone into a position by voting.
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• study for: To prepare for an examination or test by learning and revising the subject matter.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• in business: Actively operating as a commercial enterprise.
• for good or ill: Whether positively or negatively; regardless of outcome.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• deal with
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• below the surface: Hidden emotions or issues not immediately visible.
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• get a sense: To understand or perceive something intuitively.
• run back: To come back
• as a consequence of: Because of; due to something that happened before.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• perception: Way in which one sees or understands something
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• commitment: Permanent love or concern for person, thing
• genuinely: In a real, actual, not false or artificial way
• majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
• slightly: Only a little
• genuine: Being real, actual, and not false or artificial
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• native: Someone from or born in a specific country
• effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
• consistent: Agreeing with or being similar to another part
• spot: A certain place or area
• consequence: Importance of a person or thing
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• extent: Point, level or limit to which something reaches
• academic: Concerning education, schools, universities, etc.
• fundamental: Forming a necessary part, base, or core
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• alert: Being aware and able to respond quickly
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• consensus: A decision that is shared by most of a group
• rapidly: With great speed; quickly
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• likelihood: Chance that something might happen
• manipulation: Act of controlling to gain an advantage
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• compliance: Act of obeying a law, etc.
• dwindle: To make or become less or smaller gradually
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• public: Owned by the government
• litter: All the baby animals born at once from one mother
• float: To sell the shares of a company publicly
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• person: Man, woman or child
• difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
• pollution: Dangerous substances released into an environment
• shortcut: A route that is shorter than the normal
• iron: Heavy metal device heated to smooth clothes
• reciprocity: Equal give and take relationship between people
• persuasion: Using reasons to make people believe something
• obligate: To force someone to do something, as a duty
• stately: Slow, impressive and dignified
• supermarket: Self-service store selling groceries etc.
• strum: To make a sound on a stringed instrument