Vocabulary

• out of control: Impossible to manage or control.
• in green: Located in or surrounded by green plants or fields.
• spinning out: To prolong or extend something, often unnecessarily.
• at risk: In danger; likely to be harmed
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• at least: As a minimum
• deal with
• under fire: Being heavily criticized.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in the ground: Located within or beneath the surface of the earth.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• by now: At the present time or already; before the present.
• in effect: In reality; in practice; virtually
• on the move: Traveling or going from place to place.
• call for: To demand, need or require (an action or thing)
• up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
• call on: To order or ask someone to do a specific activity
• rise up: To attempt to defeat government or ruler
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• in touch: Having contact or communication with someone.
• in public: In a place where anyone can see or hear you.
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• at work: Located at one's place of employment
• make ends meet: To manage to live on the money you have.
• in future: At a time yet to come; from now onwards.
• on the job: While working; during the course of employment.
• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• get here: To arrive at a specific location.
• ahead of time: Before the scheduled time; early.
• in the hot seat: In a stressful or difficult position requiring accountability.
• see to: To attend to; take care of
• have to: Must do
• spot on: Exactly right; perfectly accurate.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• turn over: To lose possession of a ball in sports
• for short: As a shortened form of a name or phrase.
• in shock: When not enough blood flows round the body
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• prior to: Before a particular time or event.
• read up: To spend time trying to find out about something so that you know more about it.
• factor in: To include something as an important element when making a decision or calculation.
• any sort of: Any kind of; any type of
• push back: To force someone to withdraw or retreat
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• got to: To arrive at some place
• medical center: A facility providing comprehensive healthcare services, including diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• back to work: Returning to one's job or professional duties after a period of absence.
• found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
• live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
• reveal: To show something that was hidden before
• effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• mysterious: Unusual; hard to understand or work out
• rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• deficit: Amount less than what is needed or required
• spin: To make a ball rotate when throwing it
• brace: Structure that strengthens a joint
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• construction: Act of building something; thing that is built
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• outbreak: Sudden occurrence of illness, discontent etc.
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• infection: (Computers) Having a computer virus
• soil: Conditions in which something develops
• rush: To attack someone suddenly in a group
• stressful: Worrying; causing tension
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• storm: To act violently or angrily
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• dust: To apply a fine powder to, e.g. sugar to a cake
• fungus: Plant, e.g. mushroom/mold, growing in damp places
• crash: To damage an object by causing it to hit something
• paycheck: Check issued in payment of wages or salary
• damage: Physical harm that is done to something
• secretary: Office worker who makes appointments, etc.
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• hockey: Sport played on a field with sticks and a ball
• service: Work that a person does to assist others
• cab: A taxi
• overnight: (Becoming famous, etc.) in a short amount of time
• bay: Part of an ocean or lake partly surrounded by land
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• spring: Coil of metal that lessens impact, e.g. on cars
• coach: Large, comfortable bus
• blizzard: Powerful windstorm with large amounts of snow
• travel: To go to a place that is far away
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
• live: To be alive
• stay: To keep trying without giving up
• visibility: Quality of being able to be seen, as at a distance
• musk: Strong sweet-smelling substance used in perfume
• hare: Fast animal similar to a rabbit but larger
• staffer: Person who works for the US President
• airport: A place where passenger planes land and take off
• shutdown: Termination of operations
• midwest: North central region of the United States
• doge: Formerly the chief magistrate in Venice and Genoa