Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
• come up: To come closer to someone; approach
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
• evidence of: Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• look back: To think about past events
• jet lagged: Feeling tired and disoriented after a long flight across time zones.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• trade in: To give something as part of the payment for something else.
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• pick up on: To notice or become aware of something that is not obvious.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• make or break: Capable of ensuring success or causing failure.
• off the ground: Having started or begun to operate or succeed.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• lead to: To result in some action
• any sort of: Any kind of; any type of
• in the west: Located in or towards the west.
• all the things: Everything; all items or aspects
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• positive: Showing agreement or support for something
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• circumstance: Condition or fact that affects a situation
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• fundamental: Forming a necessary part, base, or core
• relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
• concrete: Hard building material made of cement, sand, water
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• ambitious: Having the desire to be successful in life, work
• realistic: Looks or appears real; like things really are
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
• volatile: Able to easily become a gas at a low temperature
• recognition: Accepting that something is true or that it exists
• preserve: To cook food so it can be kept for long periods
• benefit: Good result or effect, something advantageous
• reaction: Bodily response to a drug or something eaten
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• rhetoric: The study of public speaking or writing techniques
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• relief: Aid given to people in need as after war/disaster
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
• fundamentally: In a basic and important way
• stall: Walled area in a barn where a farm animal is kept
• resolve: To make a decision to do something
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• summit: Official meeting(s) of the leaders of countries
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• crystal: A solid formed by the solidification of a chemical
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• point: An item to be discussed
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• delegation: A group of people sent as representatives
• nature: Person's character or particular way of behaving
• jet: Stream of liquid/gas shooting out of small opening
• counsel: To listen and give expert advice to someone
• reshape: To form something into a new shape
• politic: Careful what you say; diplomatic
• salvage: To save damaged or discarded material
• temple: A flat area on the side of the forehead
• pomp: Solemn ceremonial actions, as to honor someone
• mute: Not willing or being unable to speak
• structural: Concerning or caused by structure
• confrontational: Causing arguments/anger, e.g. by speaking directly
• governance: Way a government is run; function of a government
• adversarial: Involving opposition or disagreement
• reset: To return to the original start or formation
• parse: To analyze component parts of speech
• readout: Electronic screen of data or information