Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• at sea
• go away: To go on vacation
• cash out: To count the sales at the end of a business day
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• close up: A photograph or film shot taken of a subject at close range.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• on the quarter: At exactly 15 minutes past the hour; at a quarter hour.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• for instance: As an example.
• in action: Actively doing something; performing a task or duty.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• feature: Special report in a magazine or paper
• endure: To last for a long time; continue to exist
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
• application: Software program, e.g. for smart phone
• foreign: Being of a different place or country
• annual: Happening once a year, or every year
• buddy: Friend, usually male
• root: Emotional connection with a place, history etc.
• quarter: 25 cents
• constitution: Statement of fundamental principles of a country
• revolutionary: Marking a significant change in something
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• seize: To take a place with force, as by military action
• slap: To hit with the open hand or with a flat object
• detail: Small part of something; tiny fact
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• hook: Bent tool used to catch fish or to hang things on
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• screen: To hide or block something from being seen
• amendment: A change, addition, or improvement to something
• mere: Just enough of something
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• captain: Title of a senior officer in the military
• hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• product: Item that can be bought
• terrorist: Radical who employs terror as a political weapon
• part: Division of a book
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• guy: Man; boy; any person
• insert: To put something into a certain place or spot
• transfer: To move to a different place, job or school
• action: Something that a person or thing does
• list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
• pirate: To copy or sell a product illegally
• vet: Short for 'veterinarian' or 'veterinary surgeon'
• sue: Person's name
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• happen: To take place or occur
• majesty: Impressive quality that something large has
• fee: Amount of money paid for a particular service
• mint: Candies with the taste of mint
• canyon: Deep rock valley usually with flowing water
• update: Addition of a current version of something
• soldier: Person working in an army to fight
• abolition: Act of abolishing a bad practice or institution
• parrot: Brightly colored bird with hooked beak
• visa: Authorization to enter a foreign country
• gotcha: Shortened form of 'got you'
• vista: View as seen between rows of trees, buildings, etc.
• tanker: Vehicle built to transport liquids
• hooker: Slang name for a prostitute