Vocabulary

• such as: For example; like
• at least: As a minimum
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• as opposed to: In contrast to; rather than.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• six times: Multiplied by six; a factor of six.
• hop to it: To begin quickly or get busy with something.
• put aside: To save money regularly.
• in fairness: Used to indicate honesty or justice in judgment.
• of choice: Indicating something is preferred or selected deliberately.
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• furious about: Extremely angry about something.
• knock out: To hit and make unconscious
• frosted tips: A hairstyle, popular especially in the late 1990s and early 2000s, where the ends of the hair are bleached or dyed a lighter color than the base hair color.
• have it both ways: To try to enjoy two opposing things at the same time.
• in terms of
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• hook up with: To meet or connect with someone.
• in a nutshell: As a summary; including the main points concisely
• in a jam: To be in a difficult or troublesome situation.
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• insult: To disrespect someone by being rude or impolite
• territory: Area of land defended by an animal
• financial: Involving money
• military: Army or armed forces
• predict: To guess or estimate what will or might happen
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• cabinet: Piece of furniture resembling a cupboard
• rip: To tear or split roughly or cause to tear or split
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• obsolete: Not used anymore because something newer exists
• ambassador: Official representing a country in another country
• secure: To get or achieve something with certainty
• request: To ask for, usually politely and formally
• genius: Person displaying a high level of intelligence
• defense: Argument in support of something
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• habit: Loose clothing like a cloak, worn by monks, nuns
• diagnosis: Judgments by a doctor about a person's illness
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• interview: To formally ask questions about a given topic
• confirm: To formally approve or check something
• podium: Small raised area you stand on to give a speech
• clutch: To hold strongly in your hand
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• great: Very good; better than before
• jam: To block a signal (e.g. radio waves)
• laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
• deep: Complex and important
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• repeatedly: (Said, done) many times; over and over
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• guy: Man; boy; any person
• yell: A sudden loud cry or shout
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• sloppy: (Of people) Not clean or orderly; messy
• know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
• problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• bin: Type of container, usually for trash
• laden: Being weighted down by a large amount of something
• unnecessary: Being more than needed or not needed
• friendship: Feeling of liking someone; good relationship
• subway: Train system running under the ground in a city
• congressman: Member of the US House of Representatives