Vocabulary

• root for: To support a sports team
• by no means: Certainly not; in no way.
• left and right: In both the left and right directions.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• jump on: To criticize someone suddenly and strongly.
• for life: For the duration of one's life; permanently.
• pass for: To be accepted as being another person
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• on the other side of: Located across something from a given point.
• prior to: Before a particular time or event.
• at least: As a minimum
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• pick up the pieces: Begin to recover after a failure or disaster.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• mindset: Way someone things about something
• apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
• decent: Being fairly good; acceptable
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• tricky: Difficult, so needing skill to do or deal with
• kinda: Short way of saying 'kind of'
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• innovation: Process of creating new ideas or inventions
• catastrophe: Very bad disaster causing much suffering, etc.
• handful: an amount of something that can be held in one hand; small quantity or amount of people or things
• upset: (Of stomach, etc.) not functioning well; sick
• seemingly: Appearing to be but may not actually be; probably
• screw: To cheat someone, as out of money/property
• retail: Business of selling products to the public
• giant: Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
• actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• guide: To help or advise someone about something
• pace: Rate of speed at which something moves or happens
• prior: Existing or coming earlier in time
• article: Word such as 'a', 'an', or 'the' used before nouns
• respond: To answer something or someone
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• criticize: To assess the work of others
• fold: To bend one part of something against another
• rapid: Moving or happening very quickly
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• product: Item that can be bought
• bash: To hit something; to criticize
• great: Very good; better than before
• galaxy: A group of stars and planets in space
• instrumental: Relating to, composed for, or performed on a musical instrument or instruments (without vocals).
• trash: Garbage or anything that is worthless
• interested: Having had your attention taken; curious
• omit: To not do, or include
• guy: Man; boy; any person
• remove: To get rid of something completely
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
• showcase: Cabinet to display objects or goods for sale
• bleep: Short sound made by an electronic instrument
• ugly: (E.g. of a situation) bad; likely to turn nasty
• shipment: Delivery of goods, e.g. carried by a large vehicle
• protector: Person who cares for persons or property
• gen: (UK old-fashioned, informal) Information about a particular subject