Vocabulary

• in some places: In certain locations or areas, but not all.
• by now: At the present time or already; before the present.
• take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• next door: Living in the house next to the one mentioned
• carve up: To divide something into portions or shares.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• walk down: To walk along or down something.
• rock concert
• come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• in the works: Being planned or prepared; in progress.
• in public: In a place where anyone can see or hear you.
• in advance: Ahead of time; before something happens
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• phenomenon: Unusual event, fact that can be studied
• pandemic: (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• experiment: Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
• strain: To remove the water from (food) using a colander
• measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
• alleviate: To lessen the severity of something
• court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
• dramatic: Gripping the attention; causing an effect
• appeal: Ability to attract interest, attention, or desire
• facility: Piece of equipment or buildings with a special use
• collaboration: Act of working with someone to complete a task
• spirit: Person's strong determination or attitude
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• scientific: Concerning academic study of the physical world
• rigid: Stiff rather than flexible
• convert: To switch from a religion, belief etc. to another
• vacuum: Space with absolutely no air in it
• bounce: A person's energy or confidence
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• league: Group of people, countries with a common goal
• altogether: All things considered
• assemble: To put parts together to make a complete unit
• friction: Disagreement between two or more people
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• peninsula: Narrow strip of land projecting into a sea or lake
• irritate: To disturb, anger, or upset someone
• carve: To cut a piece of cooked meat into thin slices
• public: Owned by the government
• adult: Person or animal that is fully grown
• portable: Light enough to be moved around with ease
• popularity: State of being liked or supported by many people
• proposal: Act of asking someone to marry you
• shove: To roughly push someone or something away
• ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
• trendy: In the latest style; up to the minute
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• concert: Musical entertainment performed in public
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• retirement: Time later in life when you stop working
• loud: Being very bright with colors, clothes etc.
• impromptu: Done with little or no preparation
• hollow: (Of objects) having nothing inside; not solid
• mount: To attach something to something else
• steadily: At a steady rate or pace; reliably; constantly
• group: Two or more musicians who play music together
• craze: Popular or widespread fad, fashion, etc.
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• dual: (Of two similar things) existing/used side by side
• lantern: Light in a glass box that can be carried
• skyrocket: (Prices or things) to increase suddenly
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• weather: Whether it is raining, sunny, cold etc. outside
• philanthropic: Giving money to charity; charitable
• line: Border that divides two places or regions
• turf: Grass or a grass-like surface
• racket: Stringed bat used in tennis, badminton etc.
• playground: Outdoor area for children to play in
• linearly: With straight lines
• noise: Loud sounds that cause discomfort or annoyance
• island: Area of land that is surrounded by water
• takeover: Change of ownership of a corporation
• skate: Flat sea fish
• atlas: Book of maps
• decibel: Unit for measuring sound volume
• unused: Not yet used; clean; new
• hairdryer: A device that blows hot air to dry wet hair