Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• by hand: Done manually; not by machine.
• see through: To realize the truth about
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
• blow up: To suddenly become angry
• get at: To criticize someone, often personally
• in love with: Feeling romantic love for someone.
• at that time: During a specific point in the past.
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• compared with: In relation to
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• walk with: To accompany someone while walking.
• being with: Accompanying someone; being in someone's presence.
• subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
• sophisticated: Making a good sounding but misleading argument
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• confidence: Feeling that you can do well at something
• consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
• consumption: The act of buying and using products
• method: (Organized and planned) way of doing something
• quality: Feature associated with someone or something
• dump: To end a romantic relationship
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• intact: Being complete, without damaged or missing parts
• fabric: Cloth or material
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• blow: To move something using air
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• professional: Of jobs such as doctor, lawyer, accountant, etc.
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• goal: Something you try to do or achieve; an aim
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• plastic: Stiff but usually flexible man-made material
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• politician: Someone whose job is in politics
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
• century: Period of 100 years
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• imperial: Of an empire or an emperor
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• prefer: To like something better than something else
• decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• nowadays: At the present time; now
• stitch: Pain in your side after running or exercising
• person: Man, woman or child
• invent: To create something such as a story or excuse
• focus: To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
• studio: Place for painting, broadcasting, etc.
• motto: Short sentence/phrase expressing aims of a group
• graceful: Showing beautiful movement, behavior or form
• prefecture: An administrative state or region in a country
• creamy: Resembling or containing cream
• vinyl: Strong plastic used e.g. for car seat covers
• umbrella: Including many smaller things of the same type
• amazingly: In a surprising and pleasing manner
• yen: Currency used in Japan
• typhoon: Tropical cyclone created over oceans
• nah: Way of saying 'No'
• supermarket: Self-service store selling groceries etc.
• summertime: Warmest season of the year