Vocabulary

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• as well as: Also; in addition to
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• negotiate with: To discuss something formally in order to make an agreement.
• win out: To be victorious or successful, especially after a struggle.
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• engage in: To participate or become involved in something.
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• set on: To attack
• on fire: Very successful or popular
• on the street: Located on or along a public road in a town or city.
• next to: Being located along side another
• at the moment: At this time; now
• evidence of: Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
• dating apps: Mobile applications designed to facilitate online dating and connections between individuals seeking romantic relationships.
• provided with: Past tense of providing; supplied or equipped someone with something.
• media outlet: A newspaper, magazine, television station, or other source of news and information.
• made public: To reveal or announce something to everyone.
• in court: Present or being discussed during a legal trial or hearing.
• for sale: (object) that people can buy
• in charge: To be responsible for
• last summer: The summer before this one.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• through with: Having had enough (of trouble); wanting to stop
• with flying colors: With great success or distinction.
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• context: Set of facts surrounding a person or event
• recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
• extreme: Very great in degree
• advantage: Thing making the chance of success higher
• previous: Existing or happening before the present time
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• reluctant: Experiencing or expressing unwillingness to do
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• generally: Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
• grip: To hold someone's interest
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• tactic: One of the ways you attempt to achieve a strategy
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• dispute: To argue with someone about something
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
• lure: Appealing quality that attracts people
• detect: To discover or identify the presence of something
• crime: Act that is believed to be a mistake or foolish
• recruit: Person who has just joined the military
• violence: Strong physical force of nature
• sentiment: Feeling or attitude you have about something
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• defense: Argument in support of something
• signal: To be evidence/an indication something will happen
• seize: To take a place with force, as by military action
• immigrant: Person moving to another country to live there
• committee: Group of people who do or decide something
• fully: Completely or entirely
• horror: Feeling of great shock or fear; thing causing it
• negotiate: To have a formal discussion to reach an agreement
• testimony: Public statement of personal religious experiences
• forecast: Prediction of some future thing, e.g. the weather
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• helicopter: Aircraft with spinning blades at the top
• jar: To have a harsh or unsettling effect on someone
• bureau: Administrative unit of government
• check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
• anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
• happen: To take place or occur
• briefing: To give information and instructions in a meeting
• earth: Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
• give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• long: Person's name
• weather: Whether it is raining, sunny, cold etc. outside
• crippling: To hurt and make useless
• warm: To become more friendly or to like something
• close: Almost; near
• airspace: Area in the sky controlled by a country
• ayatollah: Important religious or political leader in Iran