Vocabulary

• check out
• on air: Being broadcast on radio or television.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• of the century: The most notable or important in a hundred-year period.
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• pull through: To get back to a good condition; recover
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• land on: To come down to the ground or another surface after flying or falling.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• at least: As a minimum
• as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• in the game: Still involved or active in a competition or situation.
• play in: To participate or compete in a game or competition.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• fraud: Use of dishonest ways to take something valuable
• shift: To change in position or direction
• venue: Place, area where an event is held or takes place
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• tiny: Very, very small
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• leave: To go away from; depart
• goal: Something you try to do or achieve; an aim
• supreme: Greatest in degree/nature/quality; absolute best
• square: Shape with 4 equal length sides and 4 equal angles
• funeral: Ceremony of burying, burning a dead body
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• minister: An official who heads a government department
• unfold: (Of a situation) to be told or revealed
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• great: Very good; better than before
• podcast: A digital recording (e.g. radio show) for download
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• celebrate: To observe an event or occasion, e.g. a birthday
• heat: State of anger, excitement, or arguing
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
• match: To equal or be as good as something else
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• mount: To attach something to something else
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• link: Any one of the rings that are part of a chain
• check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
• flash: To appear suddenly and briefly
• swift: Quick
• commotion: Sudden noisy excitement
• knot: Secure form of tying a rope, string etc.
• presidential: Concerning the president
• cape: Clothing without sleeves worn over the shoulders
• unbelievable: Being very hard to believe; very great
• decoy: Thing used to trap someone by distracting them
• mall: Large public area often covered with grass
• airplane: A machine that flies through the air
• postponement: Scheduling for a later time
• ayatollah: Important religious or political leader in Iran