Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• got to: To arrive at some place
• slippery slope: An idea or course of action which will lead to something unacceptable, wrong, or disastrous.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• on the street: Located on or along a public road in a town or city.
• live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
• shout out: A public expression of greeting or praise.
• news outlet: A media organization that disseminates news, such as a newspaper, magazine, television network, or website.
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• on purpose: Intentionally; deliberately.
• hot air: Meaningless or exaggerated talk; empty rhetoric.
• lead to: To result in some action
• light on: To illuminate something.
• think on: To consider something carefully before making a decision.
• cue up: To prepare or line up something to start immediately after another.
• on the air: Being broadcast on radio or television.
• at least: As a minimum
• deal with
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• fill out: To become fatter
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• back up: To save a copy of your computer data
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• material: Cloth; fabric
• quote: Written statement of the cost of something
• permanent: Lasting forever; not temporary or changing
• iconic: Being widely recognized as a symbol of something
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• accomplish: To succeed in doing; complete successfully
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• sake: Japanese rice wine
• core: To take out the central section of a fruit
• fellow: Man or a boy
• couple: To join something to something else
• foam: Mix of a liquid and air to form a mass of bubbles
• article: Word such as 'a', 'an', or 'the' used before nouns
• press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
• crime: Act that is believed to be a mistake or foolish
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• terrific: Spoken excellent; wonderful
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• solve: To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• ceiling: Top part of a room above your head
• sculpture: Work of art made by cutting stone, wood, clay etc.
• miracle: Amazing, seemingly impossible thing that happened
• piece: A counter in a board game
• neighborhood: Area of a town or city that people live in
• worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• slippery: Difficult to hold or stand as it's smooth/wet/icy
• podcast: A digital recording (e.g. radio show) for download
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• brave: (Old-fashioned) A native American warrior
• avenue
• plaque: Sign on building as a reminder of an event/person
• minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
• wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
• statue: Stone or metal image of a person, often carved
• part: Division of a book
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• slope: Angle of a decline, e.g. where a road dips down
• bronze: Having a yellowish olive-brown color
• zip: To compress digital documents into one file
• tar: Black oily substance used to make roads
• paperwork: Work involving handling papers, forms, letters etc.