Vocabulary

• make of: To understand or have an opinion about something
• give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• deal to: To give or inflict something, often harm or punishment.
• within reach: Close enough to be grabbed or used.
• deal with
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• in exchange for: Given or done as an equivalent or substitute for.
• other places: Different locations or areas
• across from: Being on the other side
• hammer out: To reach an agreement or solution after a long or difficult discussion or negotiation.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• walk away with: To win or obtain something easily or without much effort.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• yes and no: An ambivalent or uncertain answer; a response that is neither a clear affirmation nor a clear denial.
• up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
• as for: Concerning; regarding.
• going on: To continue doing something
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• by chance: Accidentally; without planning.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• fight on: To continue fighting despite difficulties or setbacks.
• out of time: Having no more time available to do something.
• pick it up: To lift something from a surface.
• weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
• ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
• alternative: Something different you can choose
• permanent: Lasting forever; not temporary or changing
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• miserable: Very unhappy
• intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
• confident: Feeling that you can do well at something
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• shift: To change in position or direction
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• resolution: End part of a story resolving the conflict
• section: A part of a whole
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• core: To take out the central section of a fruit
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• couple: To join something to something else
• relief: Aid given to people in need as after war/disaster
• courage: Quality of being able to face danger without fear
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• fault: A failure or negative aspect of
• culture: Beliefs and customs of a particular group
• broad: General; not detailed
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
• promise: To say you will certainly do something
• act: To behave in a certain way
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• point: An item to be discussed
• lawn: Fine cotton cloth, either plain or printed
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
• pivot: Point on which something turns or balances
• powder: Dry material made up of small powder-like pieces
• degrade: To reduce in amount or strength
• cage: Box made of wire or metal bars, e.g. for a bird
• righteous: Regarding what you think is right
• republican: Supporter of the conservative US political party
• turnaround: Unloading/loading/servicing plane for return trip
• leakage: Escape of a fluid from some container