Vocabulary

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• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• have to: Must do
• have on: To be wearing something.
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• at midnight: At twelve o'clock at night; the middle of the night.
• lock down: To secure a building or area to prevent entry or exit.
• set up
• around once: Making one full rotation or revolution.
• hang around: To spend time with someone
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• in the meantime: During the time between two events; meanwhile.
• by no means: Certainly not; in no way.
• come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
• a bit longer: For a slightly longer period of time.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• force for good: A person or thing that has a positive and beneficial influence.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• content: Being happy or satisfied
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• debate: General public discussion of a topic
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• passionate: Being easily excited to strong emotions
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• plenty: When there is not too little of something; a lot
• aware: Knowing or feeling that something exists
• implement: To start to do something you plan to do
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• acknowledge: To say you have received a letter, gift, etc.
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• address: Exact street location of a place
• sympathy: Feeling for other people when they are in trouble
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• pause: To stop doing for a while before continuing
• responsible: Being the cause of something that has occurred
• curb: Anything that restrains or controls
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• survey: Broad view or general description of something
• tragic: (Of a play, movie, or book) with a sad ending
• scroll: To move up and down a computer screen
• platform: Flat, raised structure that people stand on
• trend: Current style or fashion
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• withdraw: To take money out of a bank account
• devastate: To cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
• own: To have something as your property
• founder: Person establishing an organization, school etc.
• deploy: To put into position (often a military operation)
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• product: Item that can be bought
• curfew: Order requiring people to be at home at night
• overnight: (Becoming famous, etc.) in a short amount of time
• headline: To be the main performer at a show
• consultation: Meeting with a doctor or specialist to get advice
• acknowledgement: Act showing you accept something exists or is true
• insufficient: Not sufficient; not enough
• verification: Confirmation of the truth or accuracy of something
• criticise: To assess the work of others
• underage: Too young to legally do something
• midnight: 12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
• online: Connected to the internet
• auto: Car; a road vehicle with four or more wheels