Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• in line with: In agreement with; conforming to.
• last summer: The summer before this one.
• shift in: A change or alteration in something.
• convention center
• have to: Must do
• until further notice: Up to an unknown time in the future when more information is given.
• update on: To provide the latest information about something.
• check out
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• going on: To continue doing something
• by ear: Learning or doing something using hearing, not written instructions.
• in honor of: To show respect and admiration for someone or something.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• on the town: Out socially enjoying nightlife and entertainment.
• at least: As a minimum
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• urge: A strong desire for something
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• spot: A certain place or area
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• scratch: To rub your skin with your nails to stop an itch
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
• statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• prescription: Specific medicine officially ordered for a patient
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• performance: Act of doing something
• couple: To join something to something else
• grand: A counter for 1000 of something
• project: To predict what will happen in the future
• poll: Process of gathering opinions by asking questions
• approval: Agreement that person/thing is acceptable
• affordable: Cheap enough that it can be paid for
• development: Act or process of growing bigger or more advanced
• maintenance: Keeping (a machine) working by checking and fixing
• border: To be right next to another country or state
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• ceremony: Special social or religious event
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• hazardous: Involving danger, risk, and potential damages
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• avenue
• immigration: Process of moving your home to a new country
• jury: 12 citizens who decide if someone is guilty or not
• part: Division of a book
• area: Amount of measured space
• cooperation: Working together to get something done
• cooperate: To work together with, to assist someone
• ribbon: Long thin piece of cloth for tying hair/decoration
• lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• uphold: To support to keep it being used as it should
• special: Being additional or extra
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• valentine: The person you date on Valentine's Day
• playground: Outdoor area for children to play in
• renewal: Action of making something more modern or like new
• renew: To make something stronger, fresher, or like new
• aerospace: Industry of air and space travel
• illegally: In a manner not allowed by law; criminally
• restructure: To change or organize something in a different way
• interchange: Exchange of something, e.g. ideas or information