Vocabulary

• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• vouch for: To assert or confirm as a truth based on one's experience or knowledge.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• aside from
• check out
• at least: As a minimum
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in the shadow of: Close to and influenced or dominated by something else.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• in areas: Located or occurring within specific regions or locations.
• dive in: To start doing something with a lot of enthusiasm.
• from the start: From the very beginning; from the outset.
• on call: Available to be summoned for duty, especially in emergencies.
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• walk with: To accompany someone while walking.
• tip of the iceberg: A small visible part of a much larger problem.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• drill down: To examine something in detail; to analyze deeply.
• with respect to: In relation to; regarding.
• in progress: Currently taking place or being done; not yet completed.
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• have at: To attack someone or something.
• across from: Being on the other side
• around town: In the local area or vicinity.
• spot on: Exactly right; perfectly accurate.
• post up: In basketball, to position oneself in the low post area near the basket.
• swing by: To visit a place briefly, usually on the way to somewhere else.
• other than: Except for; apart from.
• go on: To continue doing something
• start out: To begin your life or career in a particular way.
• game on: An exclamation indicating the start of a game or activity.
• equivalent: Equal to something in value, use or meaning
• dedicated: To state a person's name in book, song, in respect
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• necessarily: In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• academic: Concerning education, schools, universities, etc.
• diverse: Being varied or different from each other
• statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• advice: Suggestion about what would help someone
• pleasant: Causing a good feeling
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• association: Organization of people with the same interest
• phenomenal: Amazing; remarkable
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• grant: To admit an opinion is true but not fully agreeing
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• institution: Organization created for a particular aim/purpose
• fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
• application: Software program, e.g. for smart phone
• convert: To switch from a religion, belief etc. to another
• narrow: Not wide; short from one side to the other
• submit: To accept a superior force has power over you
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• division: How many times a number is contained in another
• premier: Being the most influential, important, or best
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• campus: Grounds of an institution, e.g. a university
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• stadium: Building with a sports field for watching games
• great: Very good; better than before
• land: Region or country
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• dorm: College building with rooms that students live in
• restaurant: Place where you can order, buy and eat a meal
• university: High-level educational institution; college
• oval: Being egg-shaped
• ram: Heavy device used to break through a door by force
• nick: Person's name
• fort: Group of military buildings with high walls