Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• at work: Located at one's place of employment
• settle down: To become calm and relaxed after not being so
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• stand for: To support a particular idea, e.g. in politics
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• rat race: A way of life in which people are caught up in a fiercely competitive struggle for wealth or power.
• step out: To go outside for a short time
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• on the surface: Appearing to be true or real until examined more closely.
• come before: To happen or exist earlier in time than something else.
• trade in: To give something as part of the payment for something else.
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• constantly: Frequently, or without pause
• vital: Needed to support life; essential
• majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
• stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
• trick: To fool someone in order to obtain a result
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• advantage: Thing making the chance of success higher
• intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
• coincidence: Occurrence by chance, not design or planned
• fantastic: Strange or unusual in design or appearance
• predict: To guess or estimate what will or might happen
• suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
• sake: Japanese rice wine
• settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• productivity: Rate at which people or machines produce
• console: To make someone feel better in times of distress
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
• race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
• lifespan: Length of time something is expected to last
• ironic: Funny because it is the opposite of the truth
• rodent: Animal that gnaws/bites, e.g. rat, mouse, rabbit
• fill: To make something full
• trophy: Prize given to the winner of a competition
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• furry: Covered with a dense coat of fine hairs
• decisive: Able to make choices quickly and confidently
• chart: Drawing showing information in a clear way
• choice: Decision between two or more possibilities
• cheat: To be unfaithful to (your wife, boyfriend etc.)
• hood: Front part of the car that covers the engine
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• live: To be alive
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• long: Person's name
• care: To feel interest, concern, or worry
• wake: To cause to become more energetic or attentive
• rat: Long-tailed rodent similar to/bigger than a mouse
• lively: Full of life and energy; merry; animated
• kicker: Player who kicks the football
• buddha: Someone achieving a state of perfect enlightenment
• redo: To do over again
• unhappy: Not feeling happy; sad or worried