Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• at least: As a minimum
• have to: Must do
• on the phone: Talking on the telephone.
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• for the world: Used to emphasize something would never happen.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• by the minute: Measured or charged according to each minute elapsed.
• set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
• ahead of schedule: Earlier than planned or expected.
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• rein in: To control or limit something.
• opening up: Revealing one's thoughts and feelings; becoming more communicative.
• my personal favorite: Something that I like more than other things.
• down the road: At a future time; in the future.
• on the part of: By or done by (someone); concerning someone.
• rise up: To attempt to defeat government or ruler
• going on: To continue doing something
• live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
• reveal: To show something that was hidden before
• progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• strike: To hit something
• version: Different way that someone interprets something
• admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
• statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
• fantastic: Strange or unusual in design or appearance
• acknowledge: To say you have received a letter, gift, etc.
• reference: A letter of recommendation, e.g. for a job
• regime: A system of management; a form of government
• address: Exact street location of a place
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• couple: To join something to something else
• yield: To bend or break because of a strong force
• palm: Inner area of a person's hand
• aftermath: The bad result/situation after an event
• wound: To rotate a part of say a watch to make it work
• escalate: To increase in size, intensity, or scope
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• legislation: Act or process of writing and passing laws
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• curtain: Piece of cloth used to cover a window
• defend: To protect and explain your position in court
• active: Moving around a lot or doing many things
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• flurry: Sudden rush of activity
• part: Division of a book
• service: Work that a person does to assist others
• clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
• travel: To go to a place that is far away
• live: To be alive
• happen: To take place or occur
• come: To arrive at a place
• pentagon: A five-sided shape
• plume: Bird's feather, especially when colorful
• evidently: In a manner that is easy to see, notice, or sense
• rein: Control; limitation
• smoke: To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
• abc: First letters of the Roman alphabet