Vocabulary

• next to: Being located along side another
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• on paper: In theory or as a plan, but not necessarily in reality.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
• in one year: Within a period of twelve months.
• picked it up: To acquire or obtain something.
• by mistake: Accidentally; unintentionally.
• graveyard shift: A work shift that begins late at night and ends early in the morning.
• in a corner: In a situation where one is trapped or pressured with few options.
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• make or break: Capable of ensuring success or causing failure.
• at a time: Separately; one by one
• all at once: Suddenly; at the same time
• at once: Immediately; without delay
• got to: To arrive at some place
• split off: To become separated or detached from something.
• rent out: To allow someone to use something that you own in return for money.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• at least: As a minimum
• bust in: To enter a place suddenly and forcefully, often with the intention of confronting or apprehending someone.
• make up: To invent or create a story
• on the table: Located on the surface of a table.
• build on: To develop or expand something; to use something as a foundation for further progress.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• under arrest: Being held by the police; formally detained.
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• set aside: To reject or throw away, e.g. an idea
• on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
• closer than: Nearer in distance compared to something else.
• set up
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
• firm: Company that sells goods or services
• worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• leave: To go away from; depart
• recruit: Person who has just joined the military
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• compete: To try to beat others at something, e.g. a race
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• own: To have something as your property
• chip: To break a small piece off something such as a cup
• commerce: Buying and selling of goods and services; trade
• business: A company formed for making profit
• approve: To formally accept something or grant permission
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• booth: Small area where someone does something privately
• part: Division of a book
• customer: Someone who buys goods or services from a business
• rent: To give the use of something in return for payment
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• datum: Item of factual information
• briefing: To give information and instructions in a meeting
• lab: Short for 'laboratory'
• kid: Child or young person
• warn: To tell someone about possible danger
• national: Concerning a nation as a whole
• spy: Person who gets secret information about an enemy
• smuggle: To illegally bring goods/people into a place
• matrix: Rock that surrounds rare stones
• memo: Brief note or message left for another person
• shipment: Delivery of goods, e.g. carried by a large vehicle
• phone: To talk to someone using a telephone
• whiskey: US strong alcoholic drink made from rye, corn etc.
• ceo: CEO for Chief Operating Officer