Vocabulary

• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• have to: Must do
• turn into: To change to become something else
• picked it up: To acquire or obtain something.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• kick out: To force to leave because of poor grades, behavior
• in half: Divided into two equal parts.
• in the absence of: When someone or something is not present or available.
• catch up: To become equal with another person
• check out
• crucial: Extremely important or necessary
• assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
• sophisticated: Making a good sounding but misleading argument
• depression: Medical condition of a lack of vitality
• acquire: To get or earn something by thinking or working
• enthusiasm: Hobby or interest that you are passionate about
• split: No longer married or in a relationship
• texture: Quality from different elements, as in music
• metaphor: Imaginative use of words to reveal a similarity
• blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• crust: Hard outer layer of something, e.g. the earth
• crowd: To force too many things, people into
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• acronym: A word made from the first letters of other words
• association: Organization of people with the same interest
• tragedy: Play that has a sad ending with many deaths
• tournament: Sports contest with many games to find a winner
• talent: Natural ability of a person to do something well
• penalty: Negative effect resulting from your actions
• recruit: Person who has just joined the military
• doom: Certain of the failure or destruction of
• civil: Of citizens of a country; not military, criminal
• absence: State of not being present, or not existing
• approval: Agreement that person/thing is acceptable
• development: Act or process of growing bigger or more advanced
• patch: Cover worn over an eye to protect or hide it
• goal: Something you try to do or achieve; an aim
• culture: Beliefs and customs of a particular group
• resolve: To make a decision to do something
• league: Group of people, countries with a common goal
• bid: To propose an amount you want to pay for something
• formidable: Powerful; causing fear and deserving respect
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• threaten: To cause something potential harm, or put at risk
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• kick: Feeling of enjoyment or excitement
• steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• stadium: Building with a sports field for watching games
• aluminum: Very light silvery-white metal used to make cans
• qualify: To earn a qualification through exam, studying
• steadily: At a steady rate or pace; reliably; constantly
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• coach: Large, comfortable bus
• problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
• international: Of or relating to several countries
• attendance: Number of people present at a place or event
• continuum: A continuation without noticeable divisions
• age: To keep food, wine for a long time to improve it
• quickly: Without taking a lot of time; fast
• report: Account of the necessary facts and information
• depress: To make someone feel sad or miserable
• orchard: Area containing lots of fruit trees
• rugby: Game played by two teams with an oval ball
• man: Humans in general, including male and female
• soccer: Sport where players try to kick a ball into a net
• feud: Bitter long quarrel, dispute or argument
• today: This day; day that is happening now
• populous: Having a large population
• ivy: Climbing plant growing up walls of buildings