Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• have to: Must do
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• book on: A book about a particular subject.
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• cut away: To do something different, as to change direction
• for some reason: For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
• back out: To say you will now not do something you promised
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• left out: To forget; omit
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• run on: To continue longer than expected, e.g. a meeting
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• for instance: As an example.
• work out
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• slow down: To reduce the speed
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• hit on: To discover an idea, etc. by chance
• right for: Suitable or appropriate for a particular person, purpose, or situation.
• set off: To start a journey
• got to: To arrive at some place
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• have at: To attack someone or something.
• plenty: When there is not too little of something; a lot
• campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
• random: Chosen, done without a particular plan or pattern
• dude: Form of address for a man
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• abuse: To mistreat or be cruel towards someone
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
• settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• reckless: Being dangerous and not caring about the results
• horrible: Very bad; causing annoyance, distaste or fear
• trail: Series of marks or signs left by something moving
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• relief: Aid given to people in need as after war/disaster
• argument: Discussion in which you disagree with someone
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• leave: To go away from; depart
• scary: Causing fear; frightening
• promote: To try to encourage popularity/sales of a product
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• justice: Quality of being fair, equal, or just
• piece: A counter in a board game
• great: Very good; better than before
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• person: Man, woman or child
• senate: A board of governors at a college or university
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• focus: To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
• metal: Usually hard shiny material mined from rock
• part: Division of a book
• evil: Act considered morally bad
• jar: To have a harsh or unsettling effect on someone
• ass: (Impolite) part of the human body that you sit on
• sexual: Relating to men and women and their relationships
• muscle: Physical power
• senator: An elected politician belonging to the senate
• united: To join or come together for the same goal
• republican: Supporter of the conservative US political party
• woo: (Of a man) to try to get a woman to marry him
• generator: Machine that produces electrical power
• muslim: Of or relating to Islam
• ad: Public notice or advertisement
• indict: To accuse someone of doing something wrong
• sharia: Islamic code of laws
• cheesecake: A cake made with cream cheese