Vocabulary

• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• have to: Must do
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• go on: To continue doing something
• at a time: Separately; one by one
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• give someone a hand: Help someone with a task.
• get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
• get here: To arrive at a specific location.
• for some reason: For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• except for: Not including; excluding.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• As luck would have it: By chance; fortunately; coincidentally.
• in three days: Within a period of three days from now or a reference point.
• space center: A facility dedicated to space exploration, research, and development.
• turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
• deal with
• turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• get blamed: To receive responsibility or fault for something negative.
• all the things: Everything; all items or aspects
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• volunteers to: Offers to do something without being forced or paid.
• pay off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
• fall back on: To make use of, when you have no other options
• work out
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• in prison: Confined in a prison; incarcerated.
• in school: Attending an educational institution.
• show of hands: A way of voting in which people raise their hands to show that they support something.
• other places: Different locations or areas
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• local communities: Groups of people living in the same area or having particular characteristics in common.
• as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
• help out: To assist someone
• book on: A book about a particular subject.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• at risk: In danger; likely to be harmed
• high school senior: A student in their final year of high school (12th grade).
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• luck out: To be unexpectedly lucky
• assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• initiative: Ability to come up with solutions by yourself
• progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
• pursue: To follow and try to catch, or to reach a goal
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• purpose: Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
• strength: Condition of being strong
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• society: A group who meet to share values or interests
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• define: To explain the meaning of words
• board: Surface for posting or showing information
• generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
• expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• millennial: Concerning a millennium (a thousand years)
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• courage: Quality of being able to face danger without fear
• role: Character played by an actor
• janitor: a person employed to take care of a large building, such as a school, and who deals with the cleaning, repairs, etc.
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• important: Having power or authority
• proud: Very good; worthy of making one pleased
• person: Man, woman or child
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• cushion: Soft object to make a seat more comfortable
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• entrepreneurial: Open to new ideas about starting new businesses
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• dorm: College building with rooms that students live in
• part: Division of a book
• freedom: State of being free, not being controlled
• entrepreneurship: Starting up of new businesses
• blessing: To make something holy by saying a special prayer
• membership: Being a member of a group; joining a group
• dam: Wall built to stop the flow of water
• redefine: To give a new explanation of or reason for
• ad: Public notice or advertisement
• automation: Use of machines to do tasks once done by people