Vocabulary

• set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
• such as: For example; like
• on sunday: Every Sunday; each Sunday.
• have to: Must do
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
• start in: To begin a job or activity.
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• check up on: To investigate or inspect
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• at the earliest: Indicating the soonest possible time something can happen.
• run on: To continue longer than expected, e.g. a meeting
• in future: At a time yet to come; from now onwards.
• experience in: Knowledge or skill gained from doing something for a period of time.
• receive training: To be given instruction or education in a particular skill or subject.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• aside from
• vote in: To elect someone into a position by voting.
• in reserve: Kept as a backup or for future use.
• for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
• fight back: To make your point more strongly against opponent
• care for: To want or desire a thing
• interest of: For the benefit or advantage of someone or something.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• turn back: To stop and move backward on some issue
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• next to: Being located along side another
• speed up: To move more quickly
• of old: From a long time ago; in the past.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• domestic: Someone paid to help with housework in your house
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• financial: Involving money
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• crowd: To force too many things, people into
• address: Exact street location of a place
• private: Being away from others and quiet
• facility: Piece of equipment or buildings with a special use
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• scheme: Plan (sometimes dishonest) to get or do something
• household: Being in everyday use; common
• ethnic: Of people who share the same culture, traditions
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• chamber: Enclosed space that contains something
• foreign: Being of a different place or country
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• culture: Beliefs and customs of a particular group
• policy: Document stating terms of an insurance agreement
• technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• staff: Employees of a company
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• quota: Specific number you must make or are allowed
• port: City where ships can shelter during a storm
• presidential: Concerning the president
• furnace: Container with hot fire for melting metal, etc.
• doe: Female deer, reindeer, rabbit or hare
• pike: A type of fish
• outpatient: Patient treated at hospital without staying there
• czar: Male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia)