Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• been there, done that: To have already experienced something and be tired of it.
• have to: Must do
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• at least: As a minimum
• in my book: According to my personal opinion or belief.
• by heart: Learned or memorized perfectly.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in advance: Ahead of time; before something happens
• go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• play out: To use up or exhaust
• to date: Up to the present time; until now.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
• got to: To arrive at some place
• out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• pull together: To work hard and cooperate with other people in order to achieve something
• in light of: Because of; considering
• take away from: To reduce the positive effect or value of something.
• when push comes to shove: When a situation becomes critical or urgent.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• plenty: When there is not too little of something; a lot
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• overcome: To succeed in a struggle against; defeat
• suck: To be very bad, undesirable or unpleasant
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• cast: People who appear in a play or movie
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• honest: Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
• article: Word such as 'a', 'an', or 'the' used before nouns
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• participate: To take part with others in doing something
• fake: Not real; made to look like something real
• constitution: Statement of fundamental principles of a country
• count: To add things together to find the total number
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• investigation: Search for information about something
• century: Period of 100 years
• british: Concerning the culture and people of British
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• corrupt: To persuade someone to act illegal or immorally
• division: How many times a number is contained in another
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• disturbance: Public incident in which some people act badly
• declaration: Stating the cost of things purchased overseas
• host: Mass; a great number
• contest: Struggle or competition between rivals
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• resonance: Continuing to make a loud clear deep sound
• deep: Complex and important
• guy: Man; boy; any person
• massacre: Killing of a large number of people
• mob: A secret criminal organization
• heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
• constitutional: Regarding laws that govern a nation and its people
• interference: Unwanted involvement in the concerns of others
• evident: Clearly the case; plain; apparent
• concede: To admit that something is true
• melody: Song; music
• distrust: Feeling of having no faith in a person/thing
• violin: Wooden instrument with strings, played with a bow
• crystallize: To make a substance form into crystals