Vocabulary

• at work: Located at one's place of employment
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• have to: Must do
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• look to: Be looking to. be planning to (do something)
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• stick with: To continue to support or stay loyal to someone or something.
• on the table: Located on the surface of a table.
• to the good: An advantage or credit that one has.
• the good stuff: Things of high quality or the best kind.
• in a flash: Extremely quickly; instantaneously.
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• set out: To arrange something in an orderly fashion
• want in: To desire to participate or be included in something.
• going on: To continue doing something
• found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• all the things: Everything; all items or aspects
• cross over: To go from one side of something to the other.
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• epidemic: Disease that spreads quickly affecting many
• reveal: To show something that was hidden before
• necessarily: In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
• career: Particular occupation in professional life
• motivation: Reason behind why someone did something
• unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
• rage: Strong or violent anger
• evolve: To develop certain features
• suspect: Person thought to have committed a crime
• reaction: Bodily response to a drug or something eaten
• subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
• identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• statistic: Number that represents a piece of information
• fit: Good looking; physically attractive
• cure: Something that solves a problem or makes it better
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• satisfaction: Happy feeling because of something that you did
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• compete: To try to beat others at something, e.g. a race
• immigrant: Person moving to another country to live there
• epiphany: Christian feast celebrating Jesus as an infant
• fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
• awe: To feel admiration, respect, or fear
• reconcile: To balance the accounts
• qualified: To earn a qualification through exam, studying
• vow: Very serious promise
• shell: Hard outer cover of an egg, fruit, nut, or seed
• college: School or educational institution for adults
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• succeed: To have achieved what you were trying to achieve
• significance: The potential for something to have a big effect
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• successful: Having the desired effect or result
• paycheck: Check issued in payment of wages or salary
• mastery: Total control over something
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• base: Place military personnel live, train, and operate
• want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
• yolk: Yellow central part of a bird's egg
• reputable: Known and respected for being reliable or honest
• ostrich: Very large bird that cannot fly, with a long neck
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• scholarship: Work of learning, studying, acquiring knowledge
• dysfunctional: Acting in an abnormal way or not as required
• billboard: Large outdoor signboard with an ad on it
• blueprint: Plans of how buildings will be built
• pageant: Rich and spectacular ceremony
• imprint: Mark or figure impressed or printed on something
• performer: Someone who completes a task well
• suicidal: Feeling you may kill yourself; depressed
• mojo: Magic power or magic spell
• outdoors: Outside a building; in the open air
• hummingbird: Tiny iridescent bird that hovers while feeding
• salesperson: Person employed to sell a company's products
• grandfather: Your mother's or father's father