Vocabulary

• all over the place: In a state of disorder; scattered everywhere.
• look back: To think about past events
• out of control: Impossible to manage or control.
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• as for: Concerning; regarding.
• crack up: To suddenly burst out laughing
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• with the exception of: Excluding; not including.
• at a time: Separately; one by one
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• at least: As a minimum
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• feel right: To seem correct or appropriate; to give a sense of being morally or ethically sound.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• spinning out: To prolong or extend something, often unnecessarily.
• reflect on: To think deeply or carefully about something.
• like new: In very good, almost perfect condition as if unused.
• in my book: According to my personal opinion or belief.
• for the world: Used to emphasize something would never happen.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• close up: A photograph or film shot taken of a subject at close range.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• think back: To recapture the past
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• boost: To increase something; to make something better
• devastating: To cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
• reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
• shift: To change in position or direction
• admire: To feel respect or wonder toward someone
• conservative: (Of an estimate, price) set fairly low
• consistency: Quality of behaving or meaning the same
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• primary: Most important, most basic or essential
• pledge: To make a promise; make an oath
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• spin: To make a ball rotate when throwing it
• convention: Official agreement between two or more countries
• silence: State of being quiet and not talking for a time
• leave: To go away from; depart
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• movement: Part of a piece of classical music
• silent: Without making any noise; soundless
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• complicate: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
• count: To add things together to find the total number
• century: Period of 100 years
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• promise: To say you will certainly do something
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• emotionally: In a way that shows your feelings
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• flatter: To praise in a rather false way, to get something
• speech: A formal talk to an audience
• intellectually: In a manner involving reasoning or complex ideas
• fracture: Break in a bone, usually small
• cell: Smallest unit of living things in biology
• betrayal: Act of giving knowledge or information to an enemy
• disappointment: Feeling or state of not being satisfied
• republican: Supporter of the conservative US political party
• ideological: In conformity with fixed ideas or beliefs
• assassination: Murder of a public figure by surprise attack
• turnout: Outward rotation of a dancer's leg from the hip
• oscillate: To keep moving back and forth many times
• foundational: Being the base or important starting point
• airport: A place where passenger planes land and take off