Vocabulary

• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• at least: As a minimum
• going on: To continue doing something
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• on record: Formally and publicly stated
• across the board: Broad in scope or content
• before now: Up until this moment; previously.
• for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
• in terms of
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
• pass through: To experience something, often unpleasant or difficult.
• as follows: Used to introduce a list or explanation.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• number of people: The total count of individuals within a group or gathering.
• hit the road: To begin a journey; to leave.
• slow down: To reduce the speed
• take off: To remove, e.g. your clothes
• go higher: To increase or rise to a greater level.
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• add up to: To amount to a particular sum or total.
• in excess of: More than.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• dog days: The hottest and most oppressive period of summer.
• have to: Must do
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• around town: In the local area or vicinity.
• out of the question: Impossible; not worth discussing.
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• one of those days: A day when many things go wrong.
• a tremendous amount: A very large quantity or number of something.
• take for example: To use as an instance or illustration.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• curious: Wanting to know more about something
• amount: Quantity of something
• drastically: In a sudden, extreme or severe manner
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• ease: To make something less difficult, tight, stressed
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• widespread: Happening or existing in many places
• board: Surface for posting or showing information
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• aviation: Science or practice of flying aircraft
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• trim: To cut (hair, etc.) to make it neater/shorter
• memorial: Ceremony or monument honoring dead person, people
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• nationwide: Including or existing in every part of a country
• upcoming: Occurring soon; approaching
• united: To join or come together for the same goal
• jersey: Shirt worn as part of a sports uniform
• gasoline: Liquid we put in cars to make them run
• acceleration: Increase in the speed or rate of something
• tax: To require a lot of physical or mental effort
• national: Concerning a nation as a whole
• lever: A handle that one pulls to operate a machine
• war: Situation where armies fight each other
• gallon: Unit of liquid equal to 4 US quarts (3.785 liters)
• gas: Elements in our air, like oxygen or nitrogen
• mid: At (or near) the middle point
• domestically: With respect to your own country
• rainfall: Water falling from the sky
• southeast: Location in the southeastern part of an area
• airport: A place where passenger planes land and take off
• weekend: Saturday and Sunday, after the normal working week
• defensively: So as to protect something, yourself from attack
• checkpoint: Place where a traveler's ID is checked
• northeast: Location in the northeastern part of an area