Vocabulary

• come from: To have as your native country or city
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• work at: To have a job at a particular place or organization.
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• talk about it: To discuss a particular subject.
• at the hands of: By the agency or through the actions of.
• in public: In a place where anyone can see or hear you.
• set out: To arrange something in an orderly fashion
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
• to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
• call for: To demand, need or require (an action or thing)
• concern about: To worry about something.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• upwards of: More than; at least.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• vouch for: To assert or confirm as a truth based on one's experience or knowledge.
• allow for: To take into consideration
• care for: To want or desire a thing
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• look to: Be looking to. be planning to (do something)
• at large: (of a person or animal, especially one that is dangerous) not captured; free.
• in terms of
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• make up: To invent or create a story
• of late: Recently; lately.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• out of time: Having no more time available to do something.
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• walk down: To walk along or down something.
• at least: As a minimum
• check out
• individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• exposure: Allowing light through a cameras lens onto film
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• career: Particular occupation in professional life
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• mortality: Quality or state of being capable of dying
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• frankly: Speaking honestly and directly
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• surveillance: Careful watching of a person/place, e.g. by police
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• advice: Suggestion about what would help someone
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• robust: Having physical vigor or energetic good health
• association: Organization of people with the same interest
• diversity: Having a range of different races, ideas etc.
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• passion: Powerful, positive excitement and interest
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• standard: Official unit of measuring something
• rural: Concerning the country as opposed to the city
• connection: Something that joins things together; being joined
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• patient: Not getting annoyed when things take a long time
• certificate: Official paper accepted as proof of something
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• violence: Strong physical force of nature
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• important: Having power or authority
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• custody: Legal right to be responsible and care for a child
• public: Owned by the government
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• point: An item to be discussed
• afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
• forensic: Establishing facts or evidence in investigations
• limb: Leg, arm, branch or wing
• examiner: Someone who gives a test
• datum: Item of factual information
• pathologist: Scientist studying disease or dead bodies
• grandfather: Your mother's or father's father