Vocabulary

• walk the plank: To be forced to walk off a ship's plank as punishment or execution.
• in advance: Ahead of time; before something happens
• divvy up: To divide and distribute.
• according to plan: Following the original plan or schedule without deviation.
• end up with: To have something as a result.
• down the line: At a later time; in the future.
• vote in: To elect someone into a position by voting.
• move to: To change the place where you live or work.
• lead to: To result in some action
• individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
• scenario: An imagined sequence of events in a plan/project
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• concept: Abstract idea of something or how it works
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
• slightly: Only a little
• alternative: Something different you can choose
• aware: Knowing or feeling that something exists
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• intuition: Natural ability to guess or feel things
• impressive: Causing admiration or respect; grand or expensive
• consider: To think carefully about something
• strike: To hit something
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• amount: Quantity of something
• initial: First letter of your given name
• previous: Existing or happening before the present time
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
• benefit: Good result or effect, something advantageous
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• absurd: So foolish as to be difficult to believe
• accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• proposal: Act of asking someone to marry you
• collaborate: To cooperate with or help an enemy
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• distribution: Dividing or spreading out to others
• equilibrium: A state of balance or harmony
• notch: Certain level (slightly higher or lower than)
• captain: Title of a senior officer in the military
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• bribe: Payment of money so you can do something dishonest
• rank: To rate or class things
• pirate: To copy or sell a product illegally
• override: To make (rule or law) not be valid anymore
• cooperate: To work together with, to assist someone
• deduction: Reaching of a conclusion by using reasoning
• thirsty: Having a powerful desire or need for something
• overboard: Going over the side of a boat or ship into the sea
• plank: Long, thick board used when building something
• nay: Old-fashioned word for 'No'