Vocabulary

• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• have to: Must do
• carry on: To engage in an activity, e.g. a conversation
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• sign up to: To register for something, like a service or a course.
• at least: As a minimum
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• in public: In a place where anyone can see or hear you.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• in places: In some locations but not others
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• city center: The central part of a city, especially the main business or commercial area.
• signing on: To hire someone for a specific job or activity
• at sea
• family members: People related by blood, marriage, or adoption.
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• the following: Next in order or sequence.
• on the spot: Immediately; at that location.
• in honor of: To show respect and admiration for someone or something.
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• immune: Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• initiative: Ability to come up with solutions by yourself
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
• achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
• stare: To look at someone or something for a long time
• absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• ease: To make something less difficult, tight, stressed
• dominant: The strongest; most powerful
• private: Being away from others and quiet
• optimistic: Tending to believe the future will be good
• estate: A large piece of land, usually with a large house
• couple: To join something to something else
• diplomatic: Concerning formal relationships between countries
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• aim: Act of pointing something at a target
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• invasion: Entry into a place to cause harm
• wound: To rotate a part of say a watch to make it work
• scarce: Not many; Not plentiful or abundant
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• scrap: To fight with someone
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• forefront: Part in the front or nearest; most prominent
• volunteer: Working willingly without pay to help others
• ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
• anniversary: Date occuring every year of a past event, wedding
• land: Region or country
• jar: To have a harsh or unsettling effect on someone
• cooperation: Working together to get something done
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• carry: To have a child, be pregnant
• personnel: Group of people who work for a company or group
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• climb: To rise gradually and steadily to a higher point
• want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
• meet: To provide something that is necessary
• full: Containing all the parts; complete
• port: City where ships can shelter during a storm
• ambulance: Vehicle equipped to transport sick, injured people
• nick: Person's name
• displace: To cause someone to move from their usual place
• tanker: Vehicle built to transport liquids