Vocabulary

• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
• have to: Must do
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
• wipe out: To destroy or be destroyed
• get along: To have a friendly relationship with someone; like
• listen in: To secretly listen to a conversation.
• green light
• move to: To change the place where you live or work.
• in the dock: Position of someone being tried in court.
• at least: As a minimum
• clock in: To record the time of one's arrival at work, typically using a time clock.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• phenomenal job: An exceptionally good or outstanding piece of work.
• build up: To increase the amount; collect something
• with respect to: In relation to; regarding.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• follow up on: To investigate or check on something.
• send in: To mail or email an application, etc. somewhere
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• take out: To apply for and get a license
• come up: To come closer to someone; approach
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• on occasion: Sometimes, but not regularly.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• tough cookie: A person who is strong and determined.
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• tremendous: Very good or very impressive
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
• strike: To hit something
• relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• military: Army or armed forces
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• numerous: Existing in large numbers
• regime: A system of management; a form of government
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• couple: To join something to something else
• vicious: Very dangerous, e.g. an animal or dog
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• fortune: What might happen to you in the future
• honor: To fulfill an agreement
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• offensive: Causing displeasure or anger
• resolve: To make a decision to do something
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• important: Having power or authority
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• wipe: To clean or dry something with a cloth
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• terrible: Very bad; horrible
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• minister: An official who heads a government department
• bribe: Payment of money so you can do something dishonest
• neighborhood: Area of a town or city that people live in
• sudden: Happening or done quickly or unexpectedly
• load: Large, often heavy, amount of a thing to be moved
• great: Very good; better than before
• nuclear: Concerning or involving the center of an atom
• drug: Illegal substance taken for effect on the mind
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• explosion: Loud and sudden expression of emotion
• pardon: To forgive for some error or fault; let off
• overthrow: To throw something past a certain point or person
• thorny: Being very complex and hard to solve
• reconstruction: Process of rebuilding or improving structures
• wartime: Period of time when there is armed conflict