Vocabulary

• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• at least: As a minimum
• have to: Must do
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• two halves: Two equal parts of something.
• park in: To drive a vehicle into a parking spot or area.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• in honor of: To show respect and admiration for someone or something.
• rose garden: A garden or area specifically designed for growing roses.
• revolving door: A door consisting of several panels that hang on a central shaft and rotate to allow people to enter or leave a building.
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• pan out: (Of events) to happen as you expected them to
• close up: A photograph or film shot taken of a subject at close range.
• as a whole: Considering everything together; in general.
• amounted to: To have reached a total of; to be equal to.
• shut up: To close something, e.g. a shop
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• by George: An old-fashioned exclamation to express surprise or emphasis.
• made public: To reveal or announce something to everyone.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• prior to: Before a particular time or event.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• cave in: To give in to pressure
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• fill up
• also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
• wrap around: To encircle or surround something.
• at once: Immediately; without delay
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• in love with: Feeling romantic love for someone.
• on the house: Free; paid for by the establishment.
• aside from
• to death: Extremely; to a great degree
• result in: To cause or produce as a consequence.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• in the closet: Keeping something, often sexual orientation, secret.
• native: Someone from or born in a specific country
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
• consider: To think carefully about something
• roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
• military: Army or armed forces
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• project: To predict what will happen in the future
• civil: Of citizens of a country; not military, criminal
• constitution: Statement of fundamental principles of a country
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• declaration: Stating the cost of things purchased overseas
• great: Very good; better than before
• nuclear: Concerning or involving the center of an atom
• invent: To create something such as a story or excuse
• senate: A board of governors at a college or university
• liberty: Doing as one wants without asking
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• secretary: Office worker who makes appointments, etc.
• independence: Having the freedom to make your own decisions
• statue: Stone or metal image of a person, often carved
• official: Real, exact, truely felt
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• officially: According to what is stated by an authority figure
• found: To become aware of something that is happening
• base: Place military personnel live, train, and operate
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• united: To join or come together for the same goal
• volcano: Mountain through which hot liquid earth can erupt
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• presidency: Fact or period of time of being a president
• earth: Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
• female: Person of the sex that gives birth to babies
• bomb: To attack with explosives
• hoover: Vacuum cleaner