Vocabulary

• per year: For each year; annually.
• on the horizon: About to happen; approaching.
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• in charge: To be responsible for
• in the making: Developing or being made; in the process of becoming something.
• set up
• on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
• for certain: Definitely; without a doubt.
• on hand: Present and available; in attendance.
• fly at: To suddenly criticize or attack someone verbally.
• off air: Not currently broadcasting or transmitting.
• of the century: The most notable or important in a hundred-year period.
• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• has over: To invite someone to your house.
• in circulation: Available and being used by the public.
• try out: To try to win a place on a team in a group
• phrase: Common expression or saying
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• parliament: Elected officials who govern a country (in the UK)
• currency: Widespread acceptance
• portrait: Picture of a person's head and shoulders
• rehearse: To practice e.g. play, speech before a performance
• generate: To create or be produced or bring into existence
• communicate: To give and exchange information
• declare: To make a statement in a strong and confident way
• switch: A change or shift from one method to another
• sanitation: Water systems that protect people's health
• ominous: Indicating something bad or unpleasant will happen
• charity: Kindness and willingness to forgive, help
• anticipation: Pleasurable feeling about a future event
• hefty: Being heavy or large
• reign: To be present and felt or sensed by everyone there
• utter: To make a particular sound; speak
• funeral: Ceremony of burying, burning a dead body
• circulation: Movement of blood through the body
• century: Period of 100 years
• british: Concerning the culture and people of British
• economic: Concerning trade, industry, and money
• coverage: Type of programs a radio or TV station broadcasts
• public: Owned by the government
• monarch: A king or queen
• extension: Addition to something, e.g. a house
• worldwide: Spanning or extending throughout the entire world
• protocol: Written agreement between countries
• alive: Living; not dead
• immortal: Not subject to death; that will never die
• illuminate: To supply light to something
• hover: (Bird/helicopter) to fly staying in one position
• palace: Official home of a ruler, such as a king or queen
• announcement: Act of informing people about something publicly
• prepare: To make something ready for use
• secretary: Office worker who makes appointments, etc.
• tie: To attach things (together) with a string or rope
• instruct: To command someone formally to do something
• announce: To make a public statement about a plan, decision
• anthem: Special song that represents a nation or group
• light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• live: To be alive
• coronation: Crowning of a king or queen
• view: Opinion, belief, or idea about something
• mint: Candies with the taste of mint
• majesty: Impressive quality that something large has
• somber: Grave or even gloomy in character
• saint: Person who is very good, kind or patient
• date: To have become old-fashioned
• law: Field of study that relates to the legal profession
• long: Person's name
• cost: A loss or damage occurring when meeting a goal
• commonwealth: Group of countries connected politically
• browser: Software that lets you search for information
• fly: Common flying insect, sometimes blue in color
• tab: To press the tab key on a keyboard
• pass: Act of giving a ball to another player in a sport
• pre: A prefix meaning 'before'
• mast: Tall upright post supporting the sails of a boat