Vocabulary

• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• run to: To have enough money; be able to pay; afford
• on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
• found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
• dust off: To remove dust from something by wiping or brushing.
• by god: An expression of surprise, shock, or emphasis.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in times: During periods or moments of.
• at least: As a minimum
• go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
• take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• have to: Must do
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• rise up: To attempt to defeat government or ruler
• on sunday: Every Sunday; each Sunday.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• demonstrate: To display a feeling or ability openly
• blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
• regime: A system of management; a form of government
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• illustrate: To supply pictures to go along with words
• praise: To express approval of something or someone
• supreme: Greatest in degree/nature/quality; absolute best
• excel: To perform an activity better than others
• limit: Point beyond which it is not possible to go
• evacuate: To move people from dangerous to a safe places
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• ammunition: Supply of bullets, etc. that are fired from guns
• transaction: An exchange in business usually involving money
• point: An item to be discussed
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• predecessor: Something that comes before another in a series
• boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
• worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• nuclear: Concerning or involving the center of an atom
• spam: To send (someone) unwanted email
• nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
• proficient: Being very skilled at something; being expert at
• guy: Man; boy; any person
• group: Two or more musicians who play music together
• confuse: To make something unclear or hard to understand
• heaven: Place or feeling of great happiness
• grin: Showing the teeth because you are amused; smile
• post: To send a letter or package using stamps
• happen: To take place or occur
• beacon: Something providing guidance or hope to people
• wave: Movement of sound, air or energy
• oval: Being egg-shaped
• come: To arrive at a place
• dead: Not alive
• terminate: To bring something to and end or finish
• tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
• warranty: Promise to repair a product that was purchased
• show: To be easily seen or displayed
• close: Almost; near
• rum: Alcoholic liquor made from molasses/sugar cane
• bomb: To attack with explosives
• crazy: Mentally ill; mad
• message: Main idea or theme in a story, book, or film
• run: To depart or travel according to a schedule
• yank: To pull or tug on something
• unlimited: Being free from limits, restrictions or rules
• war: Situation where armies fight each other
• telegraph: To signal to someone without speaking
• armageddon: Scene of the final battle at the end of the world
• envoy: Person sent to represent his, her country
• weaponry: Collection of weapons and weapon-like instruments
• rapture: The state of being filled with delight
• nay: Old-fashioned word for 'No'
• fox: Small forest animal with 4 legs and a long tail
• ammo: Shortened form of 'ammunition'
• cola: Kind of soft drink; a soda drink
• ayatollah: Important religious or political leader in Iran