Vocabulary

• by the book: According to the rules; strictly
• do the right thing: To behave in a morally correct or proper way.
• count on: To depend on someone
• over the hump: Past the most difficult part of a task or situation.
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• ridiculous: Funny or foolish; deserving to be laughed at
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• compromise: To weaken your position or views
• recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• positive: Showing agreement or support for something
• achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
• wrap: Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
• combination: Series of letters or numbers needed to open a lock
• conquer: To take possession of (land, city) with an army
• curious: Wanting to know more about something
• previous: Existing or happening before the present time
• comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• mysterious: Unusual; hard to understand or work out
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• private: Being away from others and quiet
• performance: Act of doing something
• idiom: Phrase with a special, metaphoric meaning
• incident: Event, usually unusual or important; accident
• press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
• uncanny: So keen and perceptive as to seem supernatural
• credit: System to buy something and pay for it later
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• assign: To give someone a particular job to do
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• hump: Rounded mass, like that on the back of a camel
• intern: Person working to get experience/train for a job
• usage: Amount something is used
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• founder: Person establishing an organization, school etc.
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• great: Very good; better than before
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• crown: To put a crown on to make someone a king/queen
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• complain: To say something is wrong and should be changed
• nominate: To choose someone to fill a certain position
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• internship: Period of time when a person works as an intern
• want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
• humor: Quality that makes something funny
• lamp: Device to produce light, using electricity/oil/gas
• genie: Magic spirit that can make wishes come true
• ray: Person's name
• shipping: To transport goods by boat, truck or plane
• stun: To greatly shock or surprise; totally amaze
• humour: Quality that makes something funny
• inexperienced: Lacking knowledge or training
• ceo: CEO for Chief Operating Officer