Vocabulary

• off the table: No longer being considered or discussed.
• in the hands of: Under the control or responsibility of someone.
• move to: To change the place where you live or work.
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• win out: To be victorious or successful, especially after a struggle.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• at heart: In one's real or essential nature; fundamentally.
• disagree with: To have a different opinion from someone else.
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• have to: Must do
• do the right thing: To behave in a morally correct or proper way.
• work out
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• going on: To continue doing something
• take off: To remove, e.g. your clothes
• work to do: Tasks or activities that need to be accomplished.
• commitment: Permanent love or concern for person, thing
• artificial: Dishonest, to seem fake, not sincere
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• incentive: Something that encourages you to do something
• bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
• contract: To become ill as a result of getting a disease
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• regulate: To control something with rules or laws
• wisdom: Knowledge gained from experience in life
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• privacy: State of being hidden from the presence of others
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• convention: Official agreement between two or more countries
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• mood: Emotion or a state of mind; how you feel
• conundrum: A problem that is puzzling
• role: Character played by an actor
• responsibility: Job, task or thing you are expected to look after
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• platform: Flat, raised structure that people stand on
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• dismiss: To consider that something is at an end
• digital: Using electronic signals or computers
• organize: To arrange and plan things, e.g. a party
• react: To change when mixing with other chemicals
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• century: Period of 100 years
• technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
• science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
• domain: A field of knowledge, thought or influence
• maturity: Time at which an investment is ready to be paid
• liberal: Someone who is open-minded and favors progress
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• cater: To cook or serve at an event for a fee
• interview: To formally ask questions about a given topic
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• prevail: To be successful against enemy/problem
• deploy: To put into position (often a military operation)
• license: To give official permission to do something
• stool: Single seat without support for the arms or back
• cooperation: Working together to get something done
• govern: To officially control land and make policies
• disagree: To have a different opinion; to fail to agree
• tug: To pull (something) hard or suddenly
• skip: Very large waste disposal bin
• tactical: Doing things to get the result you want; planned
• upper: Drug that improves mood or increases energy
• endowment: Natural ability or quality
• oath: Promise to do something
• engineering: The practical application of science to industry
• scooter: Light motorcycle, usually with small wheels
• steward: Person who manages an event or activity
• silicon: Mineral used in making steel and computer parts
• governance: Way a government is run; function of a government
• ceo: CEO for Chief Operating Officer