Vocabulary

• with time: As time passes; eventually.
• at least: As a minimum
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• ahead of schedule: Earlier than planned or expected.
• to hand: To give or pass something to someone using your hand.
• on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
• retail sector: The part of the economy that is made up of businesses that sell goods or services directly to consumers.
• set up
• in good health: Being in a state of physical and mental well-being; not sick or injured.
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• second hand: (Of goods) already used
• in court: Present or being discussed during a legal trial or hearing.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• read out: To read something aloud so that other people can hear it.
• cut back: To use less of something
• deal with
• on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
• talk about it: To discuss a particular subject.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• got it down: To write something down; record something in writing.
• call for: To demand, need or require (an action or thing)
• to death: Extremely; to a great degree
• go on: To continue doing something
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• strike: To hit something
• sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• authority: The power to give orders to people
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• footage: A certain amount of film or video of something
• regulate: To control something with rules or laws
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• retail: Business of selling products to the public
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• comprehensive: Including most or all things
• incident: Event, usually unusual or important; accident
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• vehicle: Machine (such as a car) used to carry things
• press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
• project: To predict what will happen in the future
• poll: Process of gathering opinions by asking questions
• diplomatic: Concerning formal relationships between countries
• foreign: Being of a different place or country
• plastic: Stiff but usually flexible man-made material
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• investigation: Search for information about something
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• summit: Official meeting(s) of the leaders of countries
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• maritime: Concerning sailing, ships
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• great: Very good; better than before
• execution: Killing a person as a (usually legal) punishment
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• prosecution: Lawyers acting to prove a defendant guilty
• closure: Feeling of accepting a death, divorce etc.
• hammer: To bring severe damage, harm, or blame upon
• spokesperson: Advocate who represents another’s policy/purpose
• yoga: Exercise system to gain suppleness and tranquility
• airport: A place where passenger planes land and take off
• tanker: Vehicle built to transport liquids
• bombing: To attack with explosives
• pike: A type of fish
• prepaid: Paid for before you receive it