Vocabulary

• around the world: In or to many countries.
• as a whole: Considering everything together; in general.
• going on: To continue doing something
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• strike it rich: To suddenly acquire great wealth or success.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• come together: To assemble or unite; to start working together.
• in isolation: Separately from other people or things; alone.
• behind the scenes: Secretly or without being known to the public.
• sit down: To take a seat
• down with: Suffering from an illness.
• family members: People related by blood, marriage, or adoption.
• of use: Having practical value; useful or helpful.
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• such as: For example; like
• start in: To begin a job or activity.
• move away: To relocate; to go and live in a different place.
• on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
• go on: To continue doing something
• rust belt: A region in the northeastern United States that was formerly dominated by industry.
• have to: Must do
• in love with: Feeling romantic love for someone.
• start off: To begin or commence something.
• regardless of
• at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
• up the ante: To increase what is at stake or the level of risk in a situation.
• thumbs up: A gesture of approval or agreement, indicated by holding a fist with the thumb extended upwards.
• in the meantime: During the time between two events; meanwhile.
• perspective: Artistic method of creating a sense of distance
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• strike: To hit something
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• section: A part of a whole
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• civilization: A highly developed society
• sacred: Worthy of religious worship; very holy
• theme: An main or dominant idea, motif
• rural: Concerning the country as opposed to the city
• isolation: Condition of being in a distinct, separate place
• abandon: To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
• urban: Concerning a city; located in a city
• goal: Something you try to do or achieve; an aim
• movement: Part of a piece of classical music
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• desert: To leave a place for ever; abandon
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• important: Having power or authority
• thread: Spiral cut at the end of a bolt
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• division: How many times a number is contained in another
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• connect: To associate a thing with something else
• boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
• fictional: Including people and events that are not real
• valley: Area between mountains with river running through
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• dependent: Someone who relies on (financial) support
• isolate: To identify, consider, or deal with separately
• part: Division of a book
• festival: Cultural event with a program of events
• interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
• mining: To place a bomb in the ground or the sea
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• homage: Giving honor or respect to someone for achievement
• buffer: Data in computer memory allowing fast access
• renewal: Action of making something more modern or like new
• ghost: To write a book on behalf of another person
• climactic: Consisting of or causing a climax
• motorbike: Motorcycle; vehicle with two wheels and an engine
• mojave: Desert area in the south west of the United States