Vocabulary

• got to: To arrive at some place
• time out: A brief suspension of activity; a pause.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• in arms: Bearing weapons; ready for or engaged in fighting.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• in addition to: Besides; as well as
• internet access: The ability to connect to the internet.
• left out: To forget; omit
• together with: In addition to; along with.
• think over: To consider a problem or issue carefully
• month: One of 12 28-31 day periods in the year
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• year: Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
• bread: Money or earnings
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• butter: Yellow substance made of cream, spread on bread
• page: Person's name
• bad: Not good; wrong
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• Internet: Worldwide computer network system
• class: To place things into groups by common qualities
• key: Answers to exercises, as at the back of a book
• walk: To move with your legs at a slowish pace
• game: Activity with rules that people play to have fun
• sixth: 6th
• sharing: To divide something between two or more people
• competition: Fighting against others to win something
• fan: To blow air upon a fire to make it stronger
• college: School or educational institution for adults
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• century: Period of 100 years
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• cut: Act/instance of reducing the size or amount of
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• happen: To take place or occur
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• free: Living, happening without being controlled
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• remind: To cause someone to remember what they forgot
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• incredible: Very good; amazing
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• weigh: To balance things against each other
• announce: To make a public statement about a plan, decision
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
• positioned: To put in a particular location or direction
• immigration: Process of moving your home to a new country
• unemployment: Number of people without jobs in a country
• succeed: To have achieved what you were trying to achieve
• relaxed: Being calm or quiet; not worrying
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• privacy: State of being hidden from the presence of others
• suspect: Person thought to have committed a crime
• manufacturing: To produce large numbers of products in a factory
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• growth: Improvement, development in a skill over time
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• sector: Part that a place is divided into
• privilege: Advantage or right given to only certain people
• grit: Strong determination
• resilience: Ability to recover quickly from something bad
• legacy: Literature, arts etc. from previous generations
• momentum: Speed or force that is gained when something moves
• capitalize: To write words, the first letter in BIG LETTERS
• aisle: Long narrow space between rows of seats