Vocabulary

• at least: As a minimum
• have to: Must do
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• for life: For the duration of one's life; permanently.
• golden ticket: A ticket that grants the holder special access or privileges.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• for nothing: Without payment or reward; to no purpose or effect; in vain
• swear by: To have great confidence in something; to believe that something is very effective.
• as a whole: Considering everything together; in general.
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• pass down: To give something to someone younger than you in your family, often after you die.
• sift through: To examine something very carefully in order to find something important or useful.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• for the best: Resulting in the most positive or beneficial outcome, even if it's difficult or painful in the short term.
• at stake: At risk; that can be lost if something is not successful
• study for: To prepare for an examination or test by learning and revising the subject matter.
• set up
• move into: To start living in a new house or building
• on the phone: Talking on the telephone.
• from the start: From the very beginning; from the outset.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• beef up: To be made stronger and stronger
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• as for: Concerning; regarding.
• show in: To lead someone into a room or building.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• ancient: Very old; having lived a very long time ago
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• private: Being away from others and quiet
• huge: Very very large
• typical: Normal; usual; expected
• idiom: Phrase with a special, metaphoric meaning
• equal: Same in shape, size, or number
• degree: Amount or extent of something
• cram: To add more to something that is already full
• goal: Something you try to do or achieve; an aim
• credit: System to buy something and pay for it later
• achievement: Something good that you have successfully done
• culture: Beliefs and customs of a particular group
• league: Group of people, countries with a common goal
• important: Having power or authority
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• imperial: Of an empire or an emperor
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• education: Academic field studying the practice of teaching
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• finance: Control of money a person, business has access to
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• metropolitan: Concerning a very large city
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• metropolis: Very large and important city
• bore: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• emperor: Man who rules an empire
• tutor: A teacher who deals with students personally
• examination: (Medical) test to find out what is wrong
• hardcore: (Of sex films, etc.) extremely explicit
• ivy: Climbing plant growing up walls of buildings