Vocabulary

• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• without further ado: Without unnecessary delay or introduction; immediately.
• on the horizon: About to happen; approaching.
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• in sight: Visible; able to be seen.
• for the world: Used to emphasize something would never happen.
• at least: As a minimum
• to date: Up to the present time; until now.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• in terms of
• in theory: According to the stated ideas or principles
• cut down: To reduce your use of something
• deal to: To give or inflict something, often harm or punishment.
• see through: To realize the truth about
• back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
• goes to show: To demonstrate or prove something.
• laid back
• blend of: A mixture of different things combined together.
• check out
• break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• rise up: To attempt to defeat government or ruler
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• unprecedented: Not having happened before, or to such a degree
• culinary: Concerned with cooking
• continent: Very large piece of land, e.g. Africa or Asia
• encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
• financial: Involving money
• theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
• rage: Strong or violent anger
• cuisine: Certain style or technique of cooking
• aid: To help others and provide things
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• pace: Rate of speed at which something moves or happens
• magnificent: Splendid; brilliant; extremely good
• application: Software program, e.g. for smart phone
• relief: Aid given to people in need as after war/disaster
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• flirt: To behave playfully to arouse romantic interest
• participate: To take part with others in doing something
• civil: Of citizens of a country; not military, criminal
• leave: To go away from; depart
• plural: Being more than one person or thing
• annual: Happening once a year, or every year
• culture: Beliefs and customs of a particular group
• horizon: Line where the earth or sea meets the sky
• compete: To try to beat others at something, e.g. a race
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• claw: Long, sharp, and usually curved nail of an animal
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• education: Academic field studying the practice of teaching
• burrow: Hole in the ground dug by an animal for protection
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• efficiently: In a way that does not create waste
• college: School or educational institution for adults
• hatch: To be born or come out from an egg
• attend: To take care of someone in need
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• announcement: Act of informing people about something publicly
• qualify: To earn a qualification through exam, studying
• mistake: Something done wrong/calculated wrong; error
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• dub: To add a new soundtrack to an audio recording
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
• captivate: To catch and hold someone's interest; charm
• group: Two or more musicians who play music together
• freight: Commercial transportation of goods
• crab: Sea creature with a hard shell and two claws
• moose: Large deer with big antlers found in colder areas
• teem: To have many active living things moving inside
• robot: Machine able perform more tasks that people can
• swagger: To walk in a boastful and confident way
• coy: Withholding information that could be revealed
• railroad: System of tracks on which trains travel
• southwest: Location in the southwestern part of an area
• beta: Test version of a product or software
• maglev: A high speed train on strong magnets
• fiddler: An unskilled person who tries to fix or mend
• gov: Shortened form of 'government'; internet address