Vocabulary

• start off: To begin or commence something.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• spring for: To pay for something, often unexpectedly or generously.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• looking out: To take care and watch something carefully
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• sit down: To take a seat
• in honor of: To show respect and admiration for someone or something.
• down with: Suffering from an illness.
• long for: To have a strong desire or yearning for something.
• turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
• first off: To begin with; firstly.
• put out: To publish, e.g. a book
• call for: To demand, need or require (an action or thing)
• keep it together: To remain calm and in control of your emotions, especially in a difficult situation.
• in the news: Being widely reported in the media.
• of all time: The best or most significant in history.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• tic tacs: A brand of small, hard, mint-flavored candies.
• have to: Must do
• in the midst of: Surrounded by; in the middle of.
• step down: To reduce the amount of something
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• other places: Different locations or areas
• got to: To arrive at some place
• rip out: To remove something quickly and violently.
• closer to home: Nearer to one's place of residence or origin.
• found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
• in question: Being doubted or disputed; under discussion.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• except for: Not including; excluding.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• sophisticated: Making a good sounding but misleading argument
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• fancy: To want to have or do something; feel like
• confident: Feeling that you can do well at something
• stereotype: False categorization of people as all the same
• underestimate: To make too low a guess of something's size, value
• frame: To make a person that is not guilty appear guilty
• regime: A system of management; a form of government
• venture: (Business) activity involving calculated risks
• register: To record your name on an official list; sign up
• premium: Having a higher than normal quality
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• racist: Believing that people of other races are inferior
• grant: To admit an opinion is true but not fully agreeing
• commission: Money paid for a service, e.g. money exchanging
• hazard: Something that is dangerous and causes problems
• marine: Soldier trained to serve on land and sea
• pillow: Soft cushion for your head on a bed/while sleeping
• log: To move a certain distance or speed, as recorded
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• attract: To make something move closer using magnetic force
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• awake: To make aware of (a certain feeling or memory)
• poetry: Poetic writing; imaginative verses
• shut: To stop being open for business
• great: Very good; better than before
• pot: Container designed to hold or store something
• pat: Person's name
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• traffic: The cars or vehicles on the road
• excursion: Short trip or outing to some place
• motto: Short sentence/phrase expressing aims of a group
• spring: Coil of metal that lessens impact, e.g. on cars
• installment: One of many payments you have to make
• graceful: Showing beautiful movement, behavior or form
• implant: To put something into, an idea in someone's mind
• oval: Being egg-shaped
• hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
• stay: To keep trying without giving up
• lunatic: Old use, offensive a crazy person
• care: To feel interest, concern, or worry
• chili: Hot-tasting spice used in curry, etc.
• emerald: Green-colored gemstone
• pay: To give money for goods or work done
• chess: Game of mental strategy for two players
• talk: Style of speaking
• station: (Army) to be posted to a place to perform duties
• love: Person's name
• convergence: When two or more things come together
• ornate: Decorated with many fancy objects or patterns
• fort: Group of military buildings with high walls
• welcome: Being what was wanted or needed
• day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
• homeland: Country where you were born
• year: Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
• name: What something or someone is called
• isle: Poetic, or in place names island
• sheep: Animal with a woolly coat raised for meat or wool
• tanker: Vehicle built to transport liquids
• grandmaster: Chess player of exceptional or world class skill
• stopper: A device or cork put in something to close it