Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• number of people: The total count of individuals within a group or gathering.
• speak out: To express your opinion frankly and publicly, especially about something that you disagree with.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• in terms of
• work through: To deal with something systematically until it is completed
• at large: (of a person or animal, especially one that is dangerous) not captured; free.
• carry out
• have to: Must do
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• buy into: To come to accept an idea or believe in it
• of interest: Relevant or important to someone or something.
• bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
• in the nature of things: As is natural or expected in a situation.
• make time for: To schedule time for a specific activity or person.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• controversial: Causing a great deal of argument, or conflict
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• priority: Thing that is more important/urgent than others
• productive: Producing things in large quantities; fertile
• contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
• separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
• overcome: To succeed in a struggle against; defeat
• insight: Power to understand people and things very well
• establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• journal: A diary; record of what you do every day
• perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
• primary: Most important, most basic or essential
• define: To explain the meaning of words
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• productivity: Rate at which people or machines produce
• advance: Forward movement by an army
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
• invest: To use resources to build for the future
• peer: A noble, but not royal, person, e.g. lord or duke
• fit: Good looking; physically attractive
• dominate: To be taller, bigger, or more physically obvious
• analyze: To study carefully to find out the meaning of
• participate: To take part with others in doing something
• gauge: A tool used to measure things
• discuss: To talk about seriously or in great detail
• equally: In an equal, even, or identical manner
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• important: Having power or authority
• seize: To take a place with force, as by military action
• detail: Small part of something; tiny fact
• point: An item to be discussed
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• cite: To officially order someone to appear in court
• enrich: To make someone or something better
• critique: A review of the quality of a work
• datum: Item of factual information
• conceptual: Including concepts or the forming of concepts
• lab: Short for 'laboratory'
• participation: Act of being involved in something
• online: Connected to the internet
• pi: The ratio of the circumference to the diameter