Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• apartment building: A building with many apartments or flats
• at least: As a minimum
• come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• on a daily basis: Happening every day.
• right in front: Directly ahead; in a position immediately before someone or something.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• next door: Living in the house next to the one mentioned
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• on the news: Reported or broadcasted as part of a news program.
• in vain: Without success or result; futilely.
• for nothing: Without payment or reward; to no purpose or effect; in vain
• shore up: To support to stop it bursting/being ruined
• in the face of: When confronted with something difficult or challenging.
• bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• in reaction to: As a response to something.
• defense force: A military organization responsible for protecting a country against attack.
• on the table: Located on the surface of a table.
• in the long run: Eventually; over a long period of time.
• on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
• finish with: To end a relationship
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• due to: Because of; owing to
• at the moment: At this time; now
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• barely: Only just; just possible
• strike: To hit something
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• financial: Involving money
• leverage: An advantage which gives you influence or power
• military: Army or armed forces
• gear: To aim at or prepare yourself for something
• dictate: To speak while someone writes down your words
• grasp: Person's control over something
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• coordinate: To match styles or colors that go well together
• budget: Amount of money planned to be spent
• agenda: Plan or policy to achieve your goal or intentions
• role: Character played by an actor
• influx: Sudden arrival of many people or things
• responsibility: Job, task or thing you are expected to look after
• discuss: To talk about seriously or in great detail
• deprive: To deny someone access to or take away something
• defense: Argument in support of something
• reserve: To arrange for a room or table be kept for you
• limit: Point beyond which it is not possible to go
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• loan: To give money, etc. that must be paid back
• scream: To make a sudden loud, high sound
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• minister: An official who heads a government department
• choke: To cause someone not to breathe
• surrender: Ending a fight you cannot win; formally giving up
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• union: Act of joining two or more things into one
• vain: Too proud of yourself, especially your appearance
• frozen: Hard, solid because it is below zero degrees
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• intercept: To stop or catch something while it is moving
• missile: A weapon that is thrown, shot or launched
• service: Work that a person does to assist others
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• extinguish: To make something stop burning
• meet: To provide something that is necessary
• readiness: State of having been made ready or prepared
• preparedness: State of being ready or prepared for use or action
• smoke: To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
• defence: The process of protecting something from attack
• specter: Mental representation of some haunting experience
• airspace: Area in the sky controlled by a country