Vocabulary

• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• in reality: Actually; in fact; truly.
• one up: In a better or more advantageous position.
• nail down: To define, decide, or confirm the details of something definitively.
• have to: Must do
• upwards of: More than; at least.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• in addition to: Besides; as well as
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• bring back: To cause to remember
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
• assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
• controversial: Causing a great deal of argument, or conflict
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• exact: Completely correct; accurate; specific
• approximately: Around; nearly; almost; about (a number)
• whopping: (Informal) huge; very big
• brag: To speak too proudly about yourself
• exotic: Being very different or unusual
• feature: Special report in a magazine or paper
• butt: (Informal) fleshy part of your body you sit on
• estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
• worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• private: Being away from others and quiet
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• comparison: Act of comparing things
• estate: A large piece of land, usually with a large house
• curse: To use offensive language when angry; swear
• alcohol: A colorless liquid that can catch fire (C2H5OH)
• affair: Secret sexual relationship between two people
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• bachelor: Person who earned a first degree at a university
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• vow: Very serious promise
• nail: Pointed piece of metal used to join pieces of wood
• phantom: A spirit or ghost existing only in a person's mind
• person: Man, woman or child
• inherit: To have a quality or feature passed down at birth
• business: A company formed for making profit
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• income: Earned money from work, investments or business
• repeatedly: (Said, done) many times; over and over
• marital: Concerning marriage
• lifetime: The time between birth and death
• machine: Piece of equipment used to do work
• age: To keep food, wine for a long time to improve it
• hand: Cards given to a player in a card game
• charitable: Concerning helping people who are sick or poor
• inch: 1/12th of a foot (2.54 centimeters)
• penthouse: (Luxury) apartment on the top floor of a building
• foot: Base of something such as a mountain or vase
• number: Symbols such as 1, 2, 56, 793
• parent: Person's, animal's mother or father
• unable: Not being able to do something
• elect: To select someone for a position by voting
• unclear: Not easy to understand; not obvious
• prohibition: Law forbidding the sale of alcohol, etc.
• purport: To pretend to be or to do something