Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• above water: Not in debt or trouble; surviving or managing successfully.
• at least: As a minimum
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• at once: Immediately; without delay
• in the ground: Located within or beneath the surface of the earth.
• nuts and bolts: The basic practical details.
• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• come over to: To visit someone's house
• break from: To separate oneself from an association or way of life, typically due to disagreement or disillusionment.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• at a time: Separately; one by one
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• on the other side of: Located across something from a given point.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• in terms of
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• jump on: To criticize someone suddenly and strongly.
• think back: To recapture the past
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• from the start: From the very beginning; from the outset.
• follow up on: To investigate or check on something.
• make ends meet: To manage to live on the money you have.
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• atmosphere: Air around us
• contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
• aisle: Long narrow space between rows of seats
• opinion: Court judge's statement why a decision was made
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• sustain: To lengthen or continue to do something
• diminish: To make something smaller or less important
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• observe: To celebrate a particular holiday/religious event
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• rhetoric: The study of public speaking or writing techniques
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• role: Character played by an actor
• approval: Agreement that person/thing is acceptable
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• defense: Argument in support of something
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• formulate: To make and develop a set of rules or ideas
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• mad: Very angry
• slide: Part of machines that slides backward and forward
• public: Owned by the government
• popularity: State of being liked or supported by many people
• point: An item to be discussed
• metric: Based on the meter as a standard of measurement
• sway: Power or influence to control a person or group
• celebrate: To observe an event or occasion, e.g. a birthday
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• secretary: Office worker who makes appointments, etc.
• popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
• independence: Having the freedom to make your own decisions
• terminology: Specific words and expressions used in a field
• dispatch: To send (people or objects) somewhere
• beast: Ugly or terrifying animal
• audacity: Bold and daring behavior
• presidency: Fact or period of time of being a president
• balloon: Thin bag of rubber filled with air, used as a toy
• briefing: To give information and instructions in a meeting
• pentagon: A five-sided shape
• war: Situation where armies fight each other
• sticker: A short pointed knife for piercing or stabbing
• warren: Large network of connecting rabbit burrows
• underwater: (Moving or existing) beneath the surface of water
• strategist: Expert in strategy (especially in warfare)
• leeway: Sideways drift, as of a boat from a course
• evergreen: Tree or shrub that bears foliage all the year
• microphone: Device you speak in to record or amplify sounds
• horseshoe: Metal plate nailed to the hoof of a horse
• unpopular: Disliked by many people
• yahoo: Person who is not very intelligent or cultured