Vocabulary

• as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
• check on: To check that things are OK, correct
• within reach: Close enough to be grabbed or used.
• grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• in unison: Together; at the same time; in a way that shows complete agreement
• double shift: A work schedule consisting of two consecutive shifts.
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• melt down: To heat a solid material, especially metal, until it becomes liquid.
• pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
• trick: To fool someone in order to obtain a result
• sacrifice: Person/animal killed in a sacrifice (to a god)
• decade: Period of 10 years
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• precisely: In an exact and accurate manner
• strive: To work hard/make effort to achieve something
• endure: To last for a long time; continue to exist
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• wisdom: Knowledge gained from experience in life
• asylum: Allowing persecuted people to stay in your country
• protest: To argue against something in a forceful way
• generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
• beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• dawn: First light of day
• isolation: Condition of being in a distinct, separate place
• flee: To leave somewhere urgently, to avoid danger
• dominate: To be taller, bigger, or more physically obvious
• wealth: Amount of money or possessions you own, e.g. large
• leave: To go away from; depart
• command: To be able to see far from a certain location
• refrain: To decide to not do something you want to do
• conceive: To become pregnant
• assemble: To put parts together to make a complete unit
• british: Concerning the culture and people of British
• ceiling: Top part of a room above your head
• exceptional: Being extremely and unusually good
• canal: Channel cut through land for boats or ships
• division: How many times a number is contained in another
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• dirt: Loose earth or soil
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• toil: To do hard physical work for a long time
• melt: To disappear or to go away
• declaration: Stating the cost of things purchased overseas
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• wealthy: Having a great quantity of money or property
• greatness: Property of outstanding importance or eminence
• frontier: Border crossing between countries
• nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
• independence: Having the freedom to make your own decisions
• statue: Stone or metal image of a person, often carved
• march: To force someone to walk somewhere
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• fix: Answer to a problem
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• enrich: To make someone or something better
• righteous: Regarding what you think is right
• banish: To send someone away, often as punishment
• supremacy: State of being greatest or best possible
• persecute: To ill-treat, oppress or harass, as for religion
• poise: Way of behaving with confidence/emotional control
• patriotism: Love of your country and willingness to defend it
• bailout: Giving money to help someone get out of debt
• unison: Same pitch in two or more musical tones or voices
• plunder: Things taken violently or by force
• ascent: Act of rising or going upwards
• hath: Old form of 'have'