Vocabulary

• long weekend: An extended weekend that includes an extra day off, such as a public holiday.
• such as: For example; like
• loading bay: An area where goods are loaded onto or unloaded from vehicles.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• cope with: To deal successfully with a difficult situation.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• coordinate with: To work together efficiently and harmoniously with someone or a group to achieve a common goal.
• at least: As a minimum
• pile up: To put things on top of each other to form a pile
• due to: Because of; owing to
• fill in: To put earth in e.g. a hole
• wind down: To become quiet or calm, after activity
• down with: Suffering from an illness.
• to order: To give an instruction or command.
• heading to: Going in a particular direction.
• takes effect: To become operative; to come into force or begin to apply.
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• for sale: (object) that people can buy
• account for: To explain the cause or reason for something
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• executive: A senior manager in a business or organization
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• approximately: Around; nearly; almost; about (a number)
• slip: Act of beginning to fall from losing balance
• align: To arrange (e.g. objects) in line with one another
• financial: Involving money
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• victim: Person/thing affected by an unpleasant event
• military: Army or armed forces
• 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
• innovation: Process of creating new ideas or inventions
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• coordinate: To match styles or colors that go well together
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• role: Character played by an actor
• rush: To attack someone suddenly in a group
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• strategic: Concerned with strategy; well thought out
• development: Act or process of growing bigger or more advanced
• border: To be right next to another country or state
• dim: Not bright; not being clear
• crash: To damage an object by causing it to hit something
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• offset: To compensate for or counterbalance the effect of
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• land: Region or country
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
• return: To hit something back to the other player or team
• restaurant: Place where you can order, buy and eat a meal
• bay: Part of an ocean or lake partly surrounded by land
• choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
• travel: To go to a place that is far away
• ceasefire: Agreement by two sides in a war to stop fighting
• mainland: Main land mass of a country or continent
• dung: Excretion from animals
• yen: Currency used in Japan