Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• work together: To collaborate or cooperate with others to achieve a common goal.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• together with: In addition to; along with.
• the bottom line: The most important thing; the essential point.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• get together: To gather, or come together for some purpose
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• to date: Up to the present time; until now.
• live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
• stand for: To support a particular idea, e.g. in politics
• for instance: As an example.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• have been around: To have a lot of experience in life.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• break it to: To tell someone bad news.
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• next to: Being located along side another
• have a heart: Show mercy or compassion to someone.
• on the street: Located on or along a public road in a town or city.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
• early bird: A person who gets up or arrives early.
• take out: To apply for and get a license
• at that time: During a specific point in the past.
• wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
• slow down: To reduce the speed
• once a month: Happening or appearing one time in each month.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• philosophy: Study of ideas about the basic nature of life
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
• bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• advice: Suggestion about what would help someone
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• leave: To go away from; depart
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• bottom: The part of your body you sit on
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• promotion: Act of advertising a product to people
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• reform: To re-shape something to a better condition
• great: Very good; better than before
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• shot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• pollution: Dangerous substances released into an environment
• immigration: Process of moving your home to a new country
• fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• servant: Person paid to clean, cook, etc. in another's home
• wave: Movement of sound, air or energy
• republican: Supporter of the conservative US political party
• governor: Person who leads a state or province
• bogus: Not genuine; false
• commando: A member of an attacking military unit
• grandpa: Your mother or father's father