Vocabulary

• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• check out
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• live up: To be as good as expected or promised.
• fly through: To move or pass through something very quickly.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• interior design: The art or profession of planning the interior decoration of a building.
• fend off: To defend and keep (threats) at distance
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• next door: Living in the house next to the one mentioned
• in the shadow of: Close to and influenced or dominated by something else.
• at the bank: Located at or near a financial institution.
• in keeping with: In agreement with; consistent with.
• stamped out: To get rid of or make disappear
• at that time: During a specific point in the past.
• mess with: To interfere with or tamper with something.
• play in: To participate or compete in a game or competition.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
• ancient: Very old; having lived a very long time ago
• ruin: To damage or completely destroy something
• reinforce: To send more troops/resources to support an army
• mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
• combat: To fight someone or something physically
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• freak: (Of weather, etc.) unusual; unpredictable; amazing
• shift: To change in position or direction
• financial: Involving money
• victim: Person/thing affected by an unpleasant event
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• disrupt: To cause a disturbance in an activity in progress
• collapse: To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
• corporate: Concerning (usually large) companies
• optimal: Best or most desirable; best possible
• prosperity: State of being financially/economically successful
• preserve: To cook food so it can be kept for long periods
• fatal: Causing death; having very bad consequences
• complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• communist: Believer in communism
• fortune: What might happen to you in the future
• furniture: Items such as tables, chairs, beds or closets
• explicitly: Clearly; specifically
• revolution: When a group overthrows an existing government
• belief: Being sure that something exists or is true
• harbor: Area of water protected by land and used by ships
• insecurity: Lack of confidence or certainty about yourself
• square: Shape with 4 equal length sides and 4 equal angles
• colony: Group (bees, etc.) that live in the same place
• interior: Part of country that is far from the border, coast
• maintenance: Keeping (a machine) working by checking and fixing
• mainstream: Prevailing current of thought
• british: Concerning the culture and people of British
• sharp: Person's name
• disturbance: Public incident in which some people act badly
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• intentional: Done with a deliberate plan to do or achieve
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• point: An item to be discussed
• hire: To give a job to someone in exchange for pay
• superstition: Unproven belief that some things are lucky/unlucky
• check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
• design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
• fend: To try to manage for yourself without assistance
• found: To become aware of something that is happening
• elevate: To make something higher
• keep: Large, strong tower in the middle of a castle
• mainland: Main land mass of a country or continent
• governor: Person who leads a state or province
• opium: Addictive drug made from the seeds of a poppy
• blockade: To block or impede the movement of people, objects
• skyline: Outline of objects seen against the sky