Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• such as: For example; like
• way too long: Excessively long in duration; much longer than necessary or desired.
• experience in: Knowledge or skill gained from doing something for a period of time.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• against the clock: Rushed and under pressure to meet a deadline.
• in addition to: Besides; as well as
• play on: To exploit or take advantage of something, such as someone's emotions or weaknesses.
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• search for: To try to find someone or something.
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• for instance: As an example.
• back at you: An informal way to return a greeting or compliment.
• shoot back: To respond to gunfire by shooting in return.
• drag on: To last longer than expected, in a boring way
• for long: For a considerable period of time.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• in summary: Briefly stating or reviewing main points.
• at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
• in the running: Having a chance of winning; still in contention.
• specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
• thrive: To be or become healthy or successful
• utterly: Completely
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• combat: To fight someone or something physically
• component: One of the parts that something is made up of
• admire: To feel respect or wonder toward someone
• immersion: Complete mental attention, e.g. when reading
• diversity: Having a range of different races, ideas etc.
• implement: To start to do something you plan to do
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
• disrupt: To cause a disturbance in an activity in progress
• perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
• ambitious: Having the desire to be successful in life, work
• address: Exact street location of a place
• franchise: Right to run a business using name of a company
• deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
• generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
• occasional: Not happening often; irregular; rare
• creature: Animal of any type
• inconsistent: Not tying together logically or with the facts
• author: Person who writes books, plays, poems etc.
• agent: Chemical with the power to make chemical reactions
• integration: Act of bringing things together into a whole
• chore: Task done to keep a house in order e.g. cleaning
• horror: Feeling of great shock or fear; thing causing it
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• inventory: List of items stored at a place
• execute: To kill someone, usually as an official punishment
• survival: Act of continuing to exist when facing difficulty
• resident: Trainee doctor who works/lives in a hospital
• spectator: Someone who watches an event
• score: A sharp mark or cut in the surface of something
• alternate: To follow one thing after another repeatedly
• person: Man, woman or child
• summary: Brief, complete and accurate
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• isolate: To identify, consider, or deal with separately
• hinder: To make something slow or difficult
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
• racial: Of or relating to race
• entry: Act of entering a room, building, party
• quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
• flagship: Chief one of a related group
• dot: To place small amounts/things in various places
• intersect: To divide something by crossing it
• pointless: Being without a purpose or meaning
• story: One of many floors or levels in a building
• strong: (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
• literary: Concerning writers or the profession of writing
• main: Most important; most often used
• arcade: Covered passageway with shops on either side
• expansive: Talkative; speaking freely
• tier: One of the rising rows of seats, e.g. in a stadium
• obstructive: Trying to block or stop something
• sherry: Alcoholic drink originating in Spain