Vocabulary

• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• lean in: To move closer to someone or something, often by bending forward.
• going on: To continue doing something
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• feel for: To have sympathy for someone; to empathize with someone's situation.
• dispense with: To get rid of; do without; eliminate.
• ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
• up for grabs: Available to anyone who wants them.
• usher in: To mark the start of something new; to introduce or initiate.
• on camera: While being filmed or recorded.
• back then: At that time in the past.
• look down on: To show you think others are not as good as you
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
• everyday people: Ordinary or common people, without special status or wealth.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• work at: To have a job at a particular place or organization.
• to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• freak: (Of weather, etc.) unusual; unpredictable; amazing
• lean: To balance against or on something for support
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• collapse: To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
• afford: To make available, to provide
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
• candidate: Politician who is running for public office
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• fortune: What might happen to you in the future
• corruption: State of being damaged or spoiled
• respond: To answer something or someone
• talent: Natural ability of a person to do something well
• slice: Way of hitting the ball so the ball curves
• approval: Agreement that person/thing is acceptable
• damn: To cause the downfall or failure of; criticize
• foreign: Being of a different place or country
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• fake: Not real; made to look like something real
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• point: An item to be discussed
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• successful: Having the desired effect or result
• great: Very good; better than before
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• person: Man, woman or child
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• prepare: To make something ready for use
• tacky: Having a cheap and ugly appearance
• sand: Area composed of tiny pieces of rock near an ocean
• diesel: Heavy mineral oil used for power engines
• presidency: Fact or period of time of being a president
• bench: Part of the room in court where the judge sits
• factory: Building where things are made
• vineyard: Farm where grapes for wine are produced
• bathroom: Room where you take a bath or go to the toilet
• communicator: Person expressing ideas, thoughts and feelings
• affordability: Cheap enough to buy something you want
• cheesecake: A cake made with cream cheese
• oop: Sound people make when they make a mistake