Vocabulary

• back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
• on to: Toward something; forward
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• by all accounts: According to what everyone says; reportedly
• factor in: To include something as an important element when making a decision or calculation.
• set up
• fight back: To make your point more strongly against opponent
• any sort of: Any kind of; any type of
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• once upon a time: A conventional phrase used to begin fairy tales and other stories.
• upon a time: An introductory phrase used to begin a story, typically a fairy tale.
• force for good: A person or thing that has a positive and beneficial influence.
• except for: Not including; excluding.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
• speak out: To express your opinion frankly and publicly, especially about something that you disagree with.
• know better: To be wise enough not to do something.
• in private: Not in public; in a place where other people cannot see or hear you
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• at the last moment: Just before the final deadline or event.
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• have to: Must do
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• perception: Way in which one sees or understands something
• deliberate: Carefully thought out in advance
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• reputation: Common opinion that people have about someone
• confidence: Feeling that you can do well at something
• strike: To hit something
• rid: To cause to no longer have (pest, problem)
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• private: Being away from others and quiet
• pause: To stop doing for a while before continuing
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• ambassador: Official representing a country in another country
• value: Importance you attach to something
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• resistance: Force that stops or slows movement of something
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• firmly: In a hard, steady, unchanging way
• genius: Person displaying a high level of intelligence
• marine: Soldier trained to serve on land and sea
• defense: Argument in support of something
• shatter: To break into small pieces
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• proud: Very good; worthy of making one pleased
• quit: To leave a job
• secretary: Office worker who makes appointments, etc.
• pulse: Regular beating of a heart
• rank: To rate or class things
• percentage: Part of a whole divided into hundredths
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• guy: Man; boy; any person
• vertically: In an up and down position
• clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
• dimensional: Concerning how many planes an object exists in
• lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• decode: To translate from code into the plain text
• electorate: Group of people who may vote in an election
• decentralize: To move parts from a center to other locations
• taco: Tortilla rolled cupped around a filling
• congressman: Member of the US House of Representatives
• locker: Cupboard with a lock to keep your possessions
• crystallize: To make a substance form into crystals
• neo: A prefix meaning 'recent' or 'new'
• madman: Insane person; person you think is stupid or wrong
• reelection: Act of election or being elected again
• firepower: Relative capacity for shooting, bombing a target