Vocabulary

• got to: To arrive at some place
• at least: As a minimum
• start off: To begin or commence something.
• in person: Physically present; not by proxy or remotely.
• hit with: To strike someone or something using an object.
• as opposed to: In contrast to; rather than.
• call out: To criticize someone to modify their behavior
• out of work
• back to work: Returning to one's job or professional duties after a period of absence.
• get back to: To get in contact with someone again
• in public: In a place where anyone can see or hear you.
• of any kind: Of any type or variety whatsoever.
• for instance: As an example.
• come down to: To become in the end a matter of
• in total: Completely; with everything added together.
• in hand: In one's possession or control.
• out of reach: Cannot be touched as it is far away
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• from A to Z: Describes covering something completely or in full detail.
• have to: Must do
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• phrase: Common expression or saying
• negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
• brag: To speak too proudly about yourself
• mortgage: Long-term loan from a bank for buying property
• afford: To make available, to provide
• regular: Having an equal amount of space or time in between
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• moderate: To host a meeting or panel discussion
• comparison: Act of comparing things
• board: Surface for posting or showing information
• curse: To use offensive language when angry; swear
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• progressive: Believing in modern ideas about social change
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• luxury: Something expensive bought for pleasure
• tariff: List of fixed prices at hotel
• compensation: (Money) given or received as payment for loss
• bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
• policy: Document stating terms of an insurance agreement
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• loan: To give money, etc. that must be paid back
• restore: To return a thing to its original condition
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• label: A (luxury) brand owned by a company
• remind: To cause someone to remember what they forgot
• multiply: To increase in number by reproducing/having babies
• hump: Rounded mass, like that on the back of a camel
• public: Owned by the government
• resign: To leave a job because you want to
• gluten: Mix of sticky plant proteins found in wheat flour
• glad: Happy or pleased about something/to do something
• fury: Rage; violent anger
• lung: One of the two organs we use to breathe
• part: Division of a book
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• guy: Man; boy; any person
• con: To trick or deceive someone
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• post: To send a letter or package using stamps
• live: To be alive
• oval: Being egg-shaped
• torso: Body (often dead), without arms, legs, or head
• forget: To not remember something
• care: To feel interest, concern, or worry
• tandem: A bicycle with two sets of pedals and saddles
• leadership: Quality of being able to guide or influence others
• poise: Way of behaving with confidence/emotional control
• show: To be easily seen or displayed
• dock: To take away a part of an animal's tail
• poster: A large, printed notice or picture
• cursive: Having the successive letters joined; flowing
• patriot: Person who loves and defends their own country
• severance: Money received when you are let go from a company
• pasta: Type of Italian food, such as spaghetti
• iguana: Large herbivorous lizards with a spiny crest
• donkey: Animal like a small horse used to transport things
• congressman: Member of the US House of Representatives
• shutdown: Termination of operations
• unpaid: Yet to be paid
• gild: To give an attractive but deceptive appearance to
• sultan: Ruler of a Muslim country or state