Vocabulary

• around the world: In or to many countries.
• reach out: To attempt to communicate with someone.
• for best: An expression meaning ‘it is better to’ or ‘to do something for the best outcome’.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• have to: Must do
• disagree with: To have a different opinion from someone else.
• bury the hatchet: To make peace and stop arguing or fighting.
• turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• on to: Toward something; forward
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• going on: To continue doing something
• search for: To try to find someone or something.
• happy ending: A conclusion to a story, play, movie, etc., in which everything turns out well for the protagonists.
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• on behalf of: As the representative of someone
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• got to: To arrive at some place
• come up: To come closer to someone; approach
• recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
• attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• mediocre: Average; not outstanding; not very good
• purchase: To buy something; to get by paying money for it
• performance: Act of doing something
• bury: To put something into the ground and cover it
• racist: Believing that people of other races are inferior
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• role: Character played by an actor
• honor: To fulfill an agreement
• heal: To recover from or forget a bad experience
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• academy: School that specializes in certain subjects
• behalf: As a representative of someone or a group.
• important: Having power or authority
• amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
• astonishing: Making people surprised or amazed; amazing
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• bowel: End part of the intestine, connected to the anus
• steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
• person: Man, woman or child
• terrific: Spoken excellent; wonderful
• business: A company formed for making profit
• delivery: Way someone acts when speaking publicly
• captain: Title of a senior officer in the military
• discriminate: To distinguish the differences between things
• considerate: Taking care not to offend or disturb someone else
• broadcast: To send out signals by radio or television
• great: Very good; better than before
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• founder: Person establishing an organization, school etc.
• tweet: Weak chirping sound as of a small bird
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• nomination: Act of choosing someone for a certain position
• lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• hand: Cards given to a player in a card game
• actress: A woman or girl who acts on a stage or in a movie
• transformation: A complete change in shape or form of something
• nominate: To choose someone to fill a certain position
• healing: To recover from or forget a bad experience
• overrate: To put too high a value or worth on; overpraise
• ponytail: Hair style tied in a clump at the back of the head
• commend: To praise someone, something publicly
• caliber: Degree or grade of excellence or worth
• homeland: Country where you were born
• lackluster: (Of a performance) lacking brilliance or vitality
• unselfish: Not concerned for your own interests
• moonlight: To work at a second job (often late at night)
• oscar: Annual award given in the movie industry
• ceo: CEO for Chief Operating Officer