Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in focus: State in which you see something sharp and clearly
• on end: Continuously; without stopping.
• next to: Being located along side another
• go on: To continue doing something
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• in the frame: Believed to be involved or suspected in an event or crime.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• light on: To illuminate something.
• have to: Must do
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• break from: To separate oneself from an association or way of life, typically due to disagreement or disillusionment.
• in the meantime: During the time between two events; meanwhile.
• check out
• perception: Way in which one sees or understands something
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• repetition: When something occurs again
• interpret: To express so that others understand it
• crush: Strong attraction to someone
• separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• frame: To make a person that is not guilty appear guilty
• obscure: To hide something to make it difficult to be seen
• emphasize: To stress the items that are important
• regulate: To control something with rules or laws
• identical: The same in every way
• labor: To struggle to do something because it's difficult
• shallow: Not deep; short from top to bottom
• widespread: Happening or existing in many places
• repetitive: Doing or saying the same things many times
• progressive: Believing in modern ideas about social change
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• narrow: Not wide; short from one side to the other
• stream: To send a constant flow of data over the internet
• depth: Distance below a surface
• document: Official (printed) record that gives information
• documentary: Supported by written evidence
• census: Survey to collect data about people in an area
• public: Owned by the government
• intentional: Done with a deliberate plan to do or achieve
• horrific: Terrifying and shocking
• blur: To make something unclear or out of focus
• speech: A formal talk to an audience
• reform: To re-shape something to a better condition
• symmetry: Having parts that are exactly the same
• oyster: An edible marine mollusk
• tobacco: Cigars and cigarettes
• pose: To be or exist as (a problem, threat etc.)
• adolescent: Teenager developing into an adult
• subscription: Regular payment for a service, magazine etc.
• part: Division of a book
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• season: One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
• know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• activism: Engaged in political activity to achieve a goal
• light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• indifferent: Neutral; not taking sides
• coin: A small, flat piece of metal used as money
• recur: To occur again or repeatedly
• extensively: Very much or often; to a large degree
• age: To keep food, wine for a long time to improve it
• employ: To use something for a specific task
• photography: Art of taking pictures with a camera
• foreground: To make something more visible or important
• playground: Outdoor area for children to play in
• lever: A handle that one pulls to operate a machine
• uplift: To make someone feel happier or more hopeful
• cranberry: Small, dark-red berry used for juice, etc.
• beet: Type of vegetable with a thick, purplish root
• promo: Shortened form of 'promotion' (advertising)
• sociologist: Person who specializes in the study of society
• sardine: Small fish similar to a herring
• breaker: Device that switches electricity on or off