Vocabulary

• winning the lottery: To be successful in a game of chance where numbers are drawn.
• wind up: To be brought to a state of great tension
• million dollar: Extremely valuable or impressive; very expensive.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• on air: Being broadcast on radio or television.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• in the long run: Eventually; over a long period of time.
• a deluge of: A large number or amount of something that suddenly arrives.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• spend money: To use money to buy or pay for something.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• Easier said than done: More difficult than it appears to be.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• phenomenon: Unusual event, fact that can be studied
• resilience: Ability to recover quickly from something bad
• material: Cloth; fabric
• constant: Happening frequently or without pause
• guarantee: To promise to repair a broken product
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• positive: Showing agreement or support for something
• negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
• tend: To move or act in a certain manner
• describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
• emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
• default: Automatic setting when no indicated preference
• significantly: In a way that is important or noticeable
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• tendency: Likelihood to behave in a particular way
• existence: State of being present, alive or real
• status: Position or rank relative to others in a society
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• adapt: To change something for a different function
• superior: Better; higher quality
• novelty: Items that are unusual, interesting, or unique
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• treadmill: Boring job, with repetitive tasks
• adversity: Bad or difficult situation or times; trouble
• influx: Sudden arrival of many people or things
• monopoly: Complete market control for a service or product
• adaptation: Music, movie or play, changed to a new form
• inhibit: To stop a person expressing themselves normally
• generosity: Giving or sharing things freely with others
• sorrow: Deep sadness caused by a loss
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• ecstatic: Showing or feeling great pleasure or delight
• accident: Sudden unplanned event causing damage, injury etc.
• lap: (Of water) to move in a gentle repeated motion
• gloomy: (E.g. of a room) dark; dim; poorly lit
• great: Very good; better than before
• equilibrium: A state of balance or harmony
• rig: To dishonestly fix the result of elections, games
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• isolate: To identify, consider, or deal with separately
• wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
• lottery: Betting game of buying tickets to win money
• donate: To give money, etc. to charity, party, etc.
• group: Two or more musicians who play music together
• revert: To return to the original owner again
• baseline: Imaginary standard by which things are compared
• unable: Not being able to do something
• multi: A prefix meaning 'many' or 'more than one'