Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• check out
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• on the table: Located on the surface of a table.
• one strike: In baseball, a swing at a pitch that the batter misses, that is called a strike by the umpire, or that is bunted foul.
• at least: As a minimum
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• weigh on: To cause someone to feel worried or stressed.
• at the moment: At this time; now
• deal to: To give or inflict something, often harm or punishment.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• get a sense: To understand or perceive something intuitively.
• in business: Actively operating as a commercial enterprise.
• in terms of
• good luck charm: An object that is believed to bring good luck.
• miserable: Very unhappy
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• exotic: Being very different or unusual
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• parade: Large group walking in a public celebration
• board: Surface for posting or showing information
• labor: To struggle to do something because it's difficult
• curb: Anything that restrains or controls
• dip: To decrease or lower temporarily
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• trend: Current style or fashion
• expose: To make visible, without covering or protection
• textile: Referring to something made of cloth
• bid: To propose an amount you want to pay for something
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• public: Owned by the government
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• point: An item to be discussed
• host: Mass; a great number
• sweep: Man who cleans chimneys
• podcast: A digital recording (e.g. radio show) for download
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• nuclear: Concerning or involving the center of an atom
• wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
• flexibility: The quality of being able to be bent or stretched
• leather: Chemically tanned animal skin, e.g. for shoes
• cooperation: Working together to get something done
• check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• floral: Made of, or decorated with pictures of flowers
• toxin: Any poisonous substance
• meet: To provide something that is necessary
• ceasefire: Agreement by two sides in a war to stop fighting
• ministry: Body of religious workers and leaders
• lunar: Concerning, about, or from the moon
• peace: Calm and quiet state
• fashion: Style of dress or activity popular at some time
• camp: A (military) base
• broker: Person who acts to buy or sell shares in companies
• opera: A type of play that is sung with classical music
• buttery: Having the taste or texture of butter