Vocabulary

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• check out
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• suss out: To discover or figure something out; investigate.
• against you: In opposition to you.
• for instance: As an example.
• in court: Present or being discussed during a legal trial or hearing.
• sit down: To take a seat
• down with: Suffering from an illness.
• in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• in different ways: Using various methods or approaches; with variety.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• perceive: To notice or become aware of something
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• strike: To hit something
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• extent: Point, level or limit to which something reaches
• guilty: Responsible for doing something wrong
• vice: used as part of the title of particular positions. The person who holds one of these positions is next below in authority to the person who holds the full position and can act for them
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• innovative: Having or using new methods or ideas
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• wage: Money paid to a worker for the hours they worked
• foreign: Being of a different place or country
• culture: Beliefs and customs of a particular group
• devastate: To cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
• compete: To try to beat others at something, e.g. a race
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• insist: To demand that someone do something
• policy: Document stating terms of an insurance agreement
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• civilian: Ordinary person who is not in the army
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• crackdown: Increased effort to enforce the law or a rule
• immigration: Process of moving your home to a new country
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
• university: High-level educational institution; college
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• startup: A company just starting its operations
• escalation: An increase in severity
• classify: To arrange things into groups of similar items
• comb: Small, toothed tool to tidy your hair
• ceasefire: Agreement by two sides in a war to stop fighting
• cape: Clothing without sleeves worn over the shoulders
• tanker: Vehicle built to transport liquids
• nil: Word used to mean zero, or nothing
• heatwave: Period of very high temperatures