Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• for better or worse: Regardless of the good or bad consequences of an action or situation.
• new level: A higher or improved stage of achievement or quality.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• go west: To die or become completely unusable or broken.
• stave off: To keep something away; To repel
• paid off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
• at least: As a minimum
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• in debt: State of owing money to a person or institution
• the following: Next in order or sequence.
• in business: Actively operating as a commercial enterprise.
• threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
• by now: At the present time or already; before the present.
• recorded history: The period of time for which written records exist.
• illusion: Idea, image or impression that is not correct
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• alternative: Something different you can choose
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• native: Someone from or born in a specific country
• sustainable: Capable of continuing for a long time
• artificial: Dishonest, to seem fake, not sincere
• spectrum: The wavelengths of colors from red to violet
• intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• strict: Tending to enforce rules; severe
• financial: Involving money
• debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
• worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• personality: Way someone is or reacts to life or other people
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• blast: To attack someone with words
• path: Method of living leading to a particular result
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• resonate: (Of ideas) to have a big impact for a long time
• independent: Making your own decisions; acting by yourself
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• fiction: Made-up stories; imagined events
• generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
• fortune: What might happen to you in the future
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• leave: To go away from; depart
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• mission: A task or role someone is given to do
• public: Owned by the government
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• person: Man, woman or child
• colonize: To take control over place and live there
• politic: Careful what you say; diplomatic
• twitter: To make small chattering sounds, like some birds
• cautionary: Warning of danger or risk
• musk: Strong sweet-smelling substance used in perfume