Vocabulary

• at least: As a minimum
• come after: To follow someone in order to threaten them
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• build on: To develop or expand something; to use something as a foundation for further progress.
• to the moon: Increasing quickly and significantly, often in value or excitement.
• heading to: Going in a particular direction.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• on the news: Reported or broadcasted as part of a news program.
• plenty: When there is not too little of something; a lot
• applause: The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
• spare: To make (money or time) available for
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
• dignity: Person of high rank deserving respect
• quarantine: To isolate ill people to prevent disease spreading
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• effectively: In a way that produces the desired result
• orbit: Path an object takes as it circles another object
• crew: Organized group of workers (e.g. on a ship)
• district: Area of a country, city, or town
• tournament: Sports contest with many games to find a winner
• agency: Business that provides some service for others
• outbreak: Sudden occurrence of illness, discontent etc.
• gain: To increase in something, such as weight
• reassure: To make feel less worried about something
• industrial: Concerning making things in factories
• tear: Drop of salty water from the eye
• distribution: Dividing or spreading out to others
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• bid: To propose an amount you want to pay for something
• impose: To make someone to do or endure something
• disperse: To separate and spread out in different directions
• mission: A task or role someone is given to do
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• schedule: A list of events and their times
• occupation: A career or regular job
• accuse: To claim that someone has done something wrong
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• land: Region or country
• attend: To take care of someone in need
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• explosion: Loud and sudden expression of emotion
• historic: (Of past event) having an effect on future; famous
• jar: To have a harsh or unsettling effect on someone
• donate: To give money, etc. to charity, party, etc.
• entry: Act of entering a room, building, party
• fiery: Of or like fire; hot or angry
• port: City where ships can shelter during a storm
• health: (Person, company) being in a good condition; well
• hand: Cards given to a player in a card game
• detain: To keep someone somewhere, e.g. in jail
• administrator: Someone involved in the running of an organization
• allocation: Sharing out of work/resources for some purpose
• fire: Heat and the flame produced when burning
• israel: Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine
• protester: Someone publicly showing their opposition to
• baton: Short stick used by a music conductor
• federation: Group of organizations joined together
• today: This day; day that is happening now
• ticket: Piece of paper allowing you enter or use something
• end: The point where a process or activity stops
• headquarter: Main office of a company or organisation