Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• got to: To arrive at some place
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
• at times: Sometimes; occasionally.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• allow for: To take into consideration
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• go on: To continue doing something
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
• spend money: To use money to buy or pay for something.
• slow in: Being late or delayed in doing something.
• going on: To continue doing something
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• other than: Except for; apart from.
• leave it there: To put something down and not move it from that location.
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• vast: Being very large in size or amount
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• parliament: Elected officials who govern a country (in the UK)
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• military: Army or armed forces
• keen: Being eager or excited for something to happen
• stack: A large number or amount of something
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• ambition: Desire to win or be successful in life, work
• investment: Something purchased hoping its value will increase
• peer: A noble, but not royal, person, e.g. lord or duke
• blunt: Without a sharp edge or point
• gain: To increase in something, such as weight
• recruit: Person who has just joined the military
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• defense: Argument in support of something
• maintenance: Keeping (a machine) working by checking and fixing
• sector: Part that a place is divided into
• welfare: Program to help poor/unemployed people with money
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• promise: To say you will certainly do something
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• dreadful: Extremely bad, unpleasant, or ugly
• minister: An official who heads a government department
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
• percentage: Part of a whole divided into hundredths
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• area: Amount of measured space
• train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
• problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
• anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
• unfortunate: Having bad luck; bringing a bad result
• parlor: Room in a home, that is used for receiving guests
• commander: Person with authority who commands or controls
• economically: In an efficient manner
• globally: Throughout the world
• successive: Happening one after another in a series
• navy: Very dark shade of blue
• shortfall: Failure to meet an expectation or amount needed
• logistic: Concerning planning and organizing a large project
• mod: Person who wears modern clothes