Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• at least: As a minimum
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• on time
• back then: At that time in the past.
• at a price: Achieved but with negative consequences or a significant cost.
• out of control: Impossible to manage or control.
• ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• on the line: At risk; in a situation where something could be lost.
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• at the moment: At this time; now
• carry out
• as a whole: Considering everything together; in general.
• such as: For example; like
• verbal abuse: Insulting or offensive language used to criticize or disparage someone.
• above all: Most importantly; more than anything else.
• run on: To continue longer than expected, e.g. a meeting
• mental: Concerning the mind
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• material: Cloth; fabric
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• panic: Overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• aggressive: Using energy and determination to achieve a goal
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• shift: To change in position or direction
• escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
• suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• society: A group who meet to share values or interests
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• illness: Unhealthy condition of the mind or body
• fulfill: To finish or provide something successfully
• fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
• assault: To attack someone physically or emotionally
• alcohol: A colorless liquid that can catch fire (C2H5OH)
• refugee: Person forced to leave their home e.g. due to war
• emergency: Sudden event needing an immediate action
• appointment: Job, position or duty that is offered to a person
• solution: Mix of a liquid and a solid or a gas
• trend: Current style or fashion
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• violence: Strong physical force of nature
• verbal: Concerning verbs
• interior: Part of country that is far from the border, coast
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• promise: To say you will certainly do something
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• brutality: Extremely mean or violent act or treatment
• staff: Employees of a company
• public: Owned by the government
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• cramp: Sharp, unexpected pain when a muscle becomes tight
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• smear: To cover a surface with something sticky
• awry: Go awry to go wrong; not go as planned
• ambulance: Vehicle equipped to transport sick, injured people
• unacceptable: Not being or behaving in the correct or right way
• dissatisfaction: Feeling of unhappiness or disapproval
• workplace: Place where work is done
• overtime: Extra time in a sports game
• fatally: So as to cause death or very bad consequences
• discontent: Feeling of dissatisfaction; a lack of contentment
• harsher: More severe to experience
• intoxicate: To cause to lose control due to drugs or alcohol
• frontline: Front, especially one between military positions
• firefighter: Person whose job is stopping and putting out fires
• sociologist: Person who specializes in the study of society