Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• on fire: Very successful or popular
• end in: To have something as the final result.
• at least: As a minimum
• baby up: To treat someone with extra care or protectiveness like a baby.
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• back up: To save a copy of your computer data
• in the house: Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
• epic: Going on for a long time; awe-inspiring
• sacrifice: Person/animal killed in a sacrifice (to a god)
• portrait: Picture of a person's head and shoulders
• premature: Happening before the natural or desired time
• reference: A letter of recommendation, e.g. for a job
• regime: A system of management; a form of government
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• attention: Taking notice of someone or something
• complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• scary: Causing fear; frightening
• soar: (Of prices, etc.) to increase a lot in a short time
• goal: Something you try to do or achieve; an aim
• obtain: To be given or to earn something through efforts
• trip: To release an electrical switch
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• rally: Public meeting to support or oppose something
• chief: Leader of a race or group of people
• interview: To formally ask questions about a given topic
• barrel: To travel at high speed
• operation: Business or company, or its activities
• judgment: Opinion that is made after careful consideration
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• medical: Of or relating to physical health or medicine
• pat: Person's name
• trust: To expect confidently
• fury: Rage; violent anger
• coherent: (Of language, ideas) logical and well-organized
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• pose: To be or exist as (a problem, threat etc.)
• excursion: Short trip or outing to some place
• interested: Having had your attention taken; curious
• guy: Man; boy; any person
• clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
• choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• brochure: Promotional document containing information
• lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• asleep: In a state of sleep; sleeping
• begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
• commander: Person with authority who commands or controls
• answer: To reply to a question someone asks
• give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• sow: To plant seeds in an area of ground
• artificially: Not naturally; made by people
• contestant: Person who participates in a competition
• ox: Cow-like animal kept for providing milk or meat