Vocabulary

• number of people: The total count of individuals within a group or gathering.
• turn off
• engage in: To participate or become involved in something.
• change hands: To pass from one owner to another.
• in terms of
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• have to: Must do
• put together: To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
• in places: In some locations but not others
• make of: To understand or have an opinion about something
• going on: To continue doing something
• check on: To check that things are OK, correct
• take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• keep at: To continuously try to do something
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• up to speed: Fully informed; aware of the latest information
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• obvious: Easily understood and clear; plain to see
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• enormous: Huge; very big; very important
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• positive: Showing agreement or support for something
• strike: To hit something
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• military: Army or armed forces
• attention: Taking notice of someone or something
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• democratic: (Of government) giving the people power, a vote
• declare: To make a statement in a strong and confident way
• scam: A trick to fool other people to get their money
• unexpected: Surprising because it was not expected
• obsess: To talk or think about someone, something too much
• poll: Process of gathering opinions by asking questions
• loop: A circle or curved shape, as when you tie a lace
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• illegal: Not allowed by the laws or rules
• opt: To choose one thing rather than other choices
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• chief: Leader of a race or group of people
• range: Cooking stove with multiple burners
• originally: At first; in the beginning
• breakdown: When normal activity or behavior stops
• secretary: Office worker who makes appointments, etc.
• nap: To sleep or rest for a short time during the day
• nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• echo: (Of a place) to be filled with repeating sounds
• burn: To destroy with fire
• percentage: Part of a whole divided into hundredths
• check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
• remove: To get rid of something completely
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
• allege: To state without proof
• happen: To take place or occur
• commander: Person with authority who commands or controls
• oval: Being egg-shaped
• briefing: To give information and instructions in a meeting
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• broaden: To make something wider
• report: Account of the necessary facts and information
• politic: Careful what you say; diplomatic
• update: Addition of a current version of something
• elect: To select someone for a position by voting
• bonfire: Large fire built outside
• affordability: Cheap enough to buy something you want