Vocabulary

• on the table: Located on the surface of a table.
• turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
• in school: Attending an educational institution.
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• cross over: To go from one side of something to the other.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• hard to say: Difficult to know or predict; uncertain.
• at least: As a minimum
• pile up: To put things on top of each other to form a pile
• on television: Appearing or broadcast on TV.
• in the meantime: During the time between two events; meanwhile.
• in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• have to: Must do
• in the spotlight: Receiving a lot of public attention; at the center of attention.
• opening up: Revealing one's thoughts and feelings; becoming more communicative.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• conscious: Aware of what is going on around you
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• doubt: Not being sure of something; lack of certainty
• inevitably: (Happening) with complete certainty
• interpret: To express so that others understand it
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• excessive: Beyond what is usual or proper
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• financial: Involving money
• debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
• bond: Rope, chain or other thing used to tie someone up
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• mechanism: Part of a machine that performs a certain function
• pile: Large amount of something
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• appearance: The way a person looks to others
• huge: Very very large
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• deficit: Amount less than what is needed or required
• budget: Amount of money planned to be spent
• protest: To argue against something in a forceful way
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• investment: Something purchased hoping its value will increase
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• mustard: Spicy yellow or brown condiment used to add flavor
• press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• quarter: 25 cents
• interior: Part of country that is far from the border, coast
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• ferry: Passenger boat on a regular schedule
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• suspend: To hang something or someone from something
• nationwide: Including or existing in every part of a country
• spotlight: Lamp that produces a strong beam of light
• boulevard: Wide, grand street often with trees on both sides
• patchy: Happening or existing irregularly
• stun: To greatly shock or surprise; totally amaze
• defuse: To make a bad situation less intense/problematic
• precipice: Very steep or overhanging dangerous cliff