Vocabulary

• toss up: A situation in which either of two possibilities is equally likely.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• hold onto: To grasp or grip something tightly.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• right for: Suitable or appropriate for a particular person, purpose, or situation.
• by and large: Generally; on the whole; mostly.
• other than: Except for; apart from.
• move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
• at midnight: At twelve o'clock at night; the middle of the night.
• turn into: To change to become something else
• all along: From the beginning; all the time.
• on the scene: Present at a location, especially where something has happened.
• in the house: Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
• hang on: To wait for the person you phoned to answer
• go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• from the start: From the very beginning; from the outset.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• have to: Must do
• in need: Not having the necessary things, such as food
• fill up
• in terms of
• going on: To continue doing something
• incredible: Very good; amazing
• significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
• scenario: An imagined sequence of events in a plan/project
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
• conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• lean: To balance against or on something for support
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• dramatic: Gripping the attention; causing an effect
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• toss: To throw something into the air, e.g. casually
• direction: When someone tells people what to do
• primary: Most important, most basic or essential
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• coordinate: To match styles or colors that go well together
• democratic: (Of government) giving the people power, a vote
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• project: To predict what will happen in the future
• poll: Process of gathering opinions by asking questions
• race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
• gain: To increase in something, such as weight
• leave: To go away from; depart
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• crystal: A solid formed by the solidification of a chemical
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• bright: Cheerful and happy (manner)
• forecast: Prediction of some future thing, e.g. the weather
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• senate: A board of governors at a college or university
• senior: Person who has usually reached a specific old age
• percent: One one-hundredth of a whole; the symbol %
• republican: Supporter of the conservative US political party
• governor: Person who leads a state or province
• democrat: An advocate of democratic principles
• eve: The time just before something happens
• battleground: Region where a battle was, or is being fought