Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
• come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• on the phone: Talking on the telephone.
• check out
• think back: To recapture the past
• play out: To use up or exhaust
• in sight: Visible; able to be seen.
• have to: Must do
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• in the crosshairs: Being targeted for criticism or attack.
• out of proportion: Exaggerated or inappropriate in scale or degree.
• beside the point: Irrelevant; not important to the issue being discussed.
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• spit out: To eject something from the mouth.
• found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
• saying goes: An expression or proverb that is commonly known and used.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• at a time: Separately; one by one
• on end: Continuously; without stopping.
• for days: For a long period of time; lasting several days.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• go on: To continue doing something
• first up: Firstly; to begin with; the first item on a list or agenda.
• gone viral: To become very popular by circulating quickly through the Internet.
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• in your dreams: Used to say something is very unlikely or impossible.
• hook, line, and sinker: Completely and unquestioningly believe or accept something.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• fire up: To motivate or encourage someone
• strip away: To gradually reduce the power, rights, or possessions of someone.
• at first glance: Upon initial observation or assessment.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• made to be: Destined or intended for a particular purpose or relationship.
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• fever dream: A vivid and disturbing dream experienced during a fever.
• intellectual property: Creations of the mind, such as inventions; literary and artistic works; designs; and symbols, names and images used in commerce.
• hand over: To give into the possession or control of another
• step off: To leave or move away from a place or situation, often used as a command.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• in school: Attending an educational institution.
• on demand: Whenever requested or needed.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
• artificial: Dishonest, to seem fake, not sincere
• intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
• exact: Completely correct; accurate; specific
• complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• viral: Of or caused by a virus
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• prompt: Message on a computer requiring attention
• generate: To create or be produced or bring into existence
• suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
• board: Surface for posting or showing information
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
• visual: Of or relating to vision
• clip: A metal holder used for keeping things together
• prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
• era: Period characterized by particular events, people
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• digital: Using electronic signals or computers
• text: To send a message by phone or other device
• fake: Not real; made to look like something real
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
• technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• creative: Having the ability to make something new
• public: Owned by the government
• piece: A counter in a board game
• deep: Complex and important
• constitute: To become a group of
• spaghetti: Italian pasta in long thin strands
• warfare: Methods used by those fighting in a war
• pope: Bishop of Rome and the head of the Catholic Church
• politic: Careful what you say; diplomatic
• geopolitical: Concerning geopolitics
• pawn: Person used to advance the purposes of another
• multi: A prefix meaning 'many' or 'more than one'
• pre: A prefix meaning 'before'
• ad: Public notice or advertisement
• generative: Having the ability to produce or originate
• drake: Male duck
• lego: Child's plastic construction set
• puffer: Poisonous fish that inhales air when threatened