Vocabulary

• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• work at: To have a job at a particular place or organization.
• for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
• turn on
• subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
• constantly: Frequently, or without pause
• crucial: Extremely important or necessary
• significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
• extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
• enormous: Huge; very big; very important
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• concept: Abstract idea of something or how it works
• devastating: To cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
• failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
• territory: Area of land defended by an animal
• suspicious: Doubtful about someone's honesty
• fluid: A material that can easily flow, e.g. water
• notion: Sudden idea or desire to do something
• strive: To work hard/make effort to achieve something
• passive: Allowing things to happen with quiet acceptance
• occasionally: Not very often; sometimes; seldom
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• resist: To not be affected by e.g. a force or an effect
• edge: An advantage you have over others
• require: To demand that someone does something
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• modest: Not large in amount, size, etc.; moderate
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• curiosity: Something unusual and perhaps worthy of collecting
• gigantic: Extremely large
• substantial: (Of a meal) able to satisfy your hunger; filling
• wisdom: Knowledge gained from experience in life
• protest: To argue against something in a forceful way
• insurance: Protection against loss/injury/death you pay for
• fate: What will happen to you in the future, often bad
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• degree: Amount or extent of something
• accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
• fortune: What might happen to you in the future
• role: Character played by an actor
• belief: Being sure that something exists or is true
• strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
• hatred: Very strong feeling of dislike; hate
• violence: Strong physical force of nature
• triumph: Joy from victory or success
• equally: In an equal, even, or identical manner
• assign: To give someone a particular job to do
• transform: To change the shape completely in a good way
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• public: Owned by the government
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• arrogance: Rude manner from belief you are better than others
• excessively: In a manner more than is necessary; too much
• enlighten: To cause someone to understand
• daunt: To make someone feel less courageous or confident
• foresight: Prudence or ability to foresee future happenings
• civilisation: A highly developed society