Vocabulary

• such as: For example; like
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• trail off: To become gradually quieter and then stop.
• in ways: In a manner or by methods that.
• by nature: Inherently; by one's character or disposition.
• at times: Sometimes; occasionally.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• in blood: Covered or stained with blood, literally or figuratively.
• trade in: To give something as part of the payment for something else.
• for instance: As an example.
• paid work: Employment for which one receives payment; a job.
• bring down: To destroy (government, etc.) forcefully
• as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• dig deep: To make a great effort; to try very hard.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• made public: To reveal or announce something to everyone.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• big: Popular
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• invite: To ask someone to go somewhere or do something
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• famous: Excellent
• newspaper: Sheets of paper (or online) containing the news
• need: To be unable to manage without something; require
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• late: At a time after the expected time
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• group: Two or more musicians who play music together
• year: Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• wake: To cause to become more energetic or attentive
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• story: One of many floors or levels in a building
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• share: Part-ownership in a property, business or company
• soccer: Sport where players try to kick a ball into a net
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• agree: To have the same opinion as someone else
• arrive: To reach the place you are traveling to
• copy: A counter for items that are the same
• project: To predict what will happen in the future
• interested: Having had your attention taken; curious
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• publish: To prepare and make available a book magazine etc.
• financial: Involving money
• organization: Group of people with a particular purpose
• calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• shoulder: Part of the body where an arm attaches or joins
• technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
• scream: To make a sudden loud, high sound
• firm: Company that sells goods or services
• link: Any one of the rings that are part of a chain
• reporter: Someone whose job is to report news
• secure: To get or achieve something with certainty
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• amount: Quantity of something
• search: To examine a person's clothing to find something
• journalism: Profession of writing or reporting news
• investigative: Searching for information or truth
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• virtual: Existing only on the internet or on a computer
• minister: An official who heads a government department
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• native: Someone from or born in a specific country
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• vast: Being very large in size or amount
• leak: Act of (gas, liquid) escaping through a small hole
• global: Concerning, involving, affecting all of something
• emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
• elect: To select someone for a position by voting
• resource: Something that can be used profitably; asset
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• applause: The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
• staggering: Causing amazement; unbelievable
• collaboration: Act of working with someone to complete a task
• index: Number showing how prices, wages changed over time
• offshore: (Of tax avoidance schemes) not in your country
• newsroom: Part of a tv station where news is compiled
• encrypt: To scramble data into a code so it is hard to read
• reinvent: To present something in a new and interesting way
• injunction: Court order, usually to stop something happening