Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• at least: As a minimum
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• at times: Sometimes; occasionally.
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• number of people: The total count of individuals within a group or gathering.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• come together: To assemble or unite; to start working together.
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• enormous: Huge; very big; very important
• tackle: To start working on a difficult problem
• presence: The same place or area that a person is
• therapy: Treatment to help cure an illness
• plenty: When there is not too little of something; a lot
• attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• booze: Alcohol; alcoholic drink
• awful: Very bad; horrible; terrible
• failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
• reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
• odd: Being unmatched with someone or something
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• criticism: Article or essay that judges quality
• acknowledge: To say you have received a letter, gift, etc.
• authority: The power to give orders to people
• therapeutic: Intended to make things (e.g. illness) better
• crowd: To force too many things, people into
• generally: Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
• grasp: Person's control over something
• rough: Causing or involving violence, force, and harm
• anticipate: To expect or look ahead to something positively
• stem: Long thin central part of a plant, bearing leaves
• mood: Emotion or a state of mind; how you feel
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• tribute: Something that is said or done to show respect
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• riot: Person, thing, or event that is extremely funny
• hostile: Unwelcoming; showing ill will, as to an enemy
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• sentiment: Feeling or attitude you have about something
• horror: Feeling of great shock or fear; thing causing it
• unfold: (Of a situation) to be told or revealed
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
• memorial: Ceremony or monument honoring dead person, people
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• tide: Way opinions or events are developing or changing
• squad: A sports team
• attend: To take care of someone in need
• crackdown: Increased effort to enforce the law or a rule
• minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
• echo: (Of a place) to be filled with repeating sounds
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• bay: Part of an ocean or lake partly surrounded by land
• startle: To give someone a shock or surprise
• chorus: Part of a song that is repeated
• want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
• anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
• live: To be alive
• defiance: Unashamed opposition or refusal to abide by rules
• mast: Tall upright post supporting the sails of a boat