Vocabulary

• around the world: In or to many countries.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• at the moment: At this time; now
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• at school: Present and attending school.
• in circulation: Available and being used by the public.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
• talk about it: To discuss a particular subject.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• no go: A failure; something that does not proceed as planned.
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• come on to: To make a sexual advance towards someone.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• home in: Move or direct toward a specific target or goal.
• in reality: Actually; in fact; truly.
• think back: To recapture the past
• in comparison: When compared to something else.
• back in the day: In the past; in former times.
• come about: To turn a boat around; (of boat) to turn around
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• such as: For example; like
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• in terms of
• embrace it: To accept something enthusiastically.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• die out: To disappear completely; to become extinct
• in half: Divided into two equal parts.
• of the century: The most notable or important in a hundred-year period.
• things change: Circumstances or situations do not remain constant; they evolve or transform over time.
• in depth: Thoroughly and carefully; in detail.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• pronunciation: How a word is said; how a word sounds
• obvious: Easily understood and clear; plain to see
• phrase: Common expression or saying
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• fascinating: To attract or interest greatly
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• immediately: Without any delay; straight away
• evolve: To develop certain features
• aware: Knowing or feeling that something exists
• conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
• consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
• describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
• sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• fluid: A material that can easily flow, e.g. water
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• innovation: Process of creating new ideas or inventions
• emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
• grammar: Book describing the syntactic rules of a language
• adopt: To legally take a child into your family
• contact: Touching or feeling something
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
• pace: Rate of speed at which something moves or happens
• blend: To combine different elements or substances
• mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
• generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
• intonation: Rises and falls in pitch of speech
• extinct: (Of animal, etc.) having died out; with none left
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• wicked: Morally bad; evil
• linguistic: Of or relating to language
• text: To send a message by phone or other device
• culture: Beliefs and customs of a particular group
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• circulation: Movement of blood through the body
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• mainstream: Prevailing current of thought
• british: Concerning the culture and people of British
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• hook: Bent tool used to catch fish or to hang things on
• prevalence: Fact of being widespread or common
• grammatical: Conforming to the rules of syntax
• horrify: To cause someone to feel horror or shock