Vocabulary

• hit on: To discover an idea, etc. by chance
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• end up with: To have something as a result.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• discipline: Instruction and practice to teach obedience
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• typically: In a normal or usual way
• attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• career: Particular occupation in professional life
• awful: Very bad; horrible; terrible
• parliament: Elected officials who govern a country (in the UK)
• reward: To give something because of someone's good work
• advocate: A lawyer who protects a clients interests
• incentive: Something that encourages you to do something
• implement: To start to do something you plan to do
• insight: Power to understand people and things very well
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• appeal: Ability to attract interest, attention, or desire
• require: To demand that someone does something
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• humanity: Quality of being understanding or sympathetic
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• worthwhile: Worth the money, time or effort of doing something
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
• investment: Something purchased hoping its value will increase
• invest: To use resources to build for the future
• supposedly: As some people believe (shows you doubt it)
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• solution: Mix of a liquid and a solid or a gas
• sentiment: Feeling or attitude you have about something
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• british: Concerning the culture and people of British
• scarcity: Very small or limited amount of something
• starve: To (cause to) be hungry or go without food
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• public: Owned by the government
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• voyage: Long journey to a distant or unknown place
• outrage: Very wrong or cruel act which causes great anger
• captain: Title of a senior officer in the military
• convict: Person in prison
• overnight: (Becoming famous, etc.) in a short amount of time
• cable: To transmit a message over a wire