Vocabulary

• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• in the lead: Being ahead of others in a competition or race.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• lead up to: To prepare the way for; to serve as an introduction to.
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• hand on: To pass or transfer something physically to someone else.
• phenomenon: Unusual event, fact that can be studied
• recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
• context: Set of facts surrounding a person or event
• content: Being happy or satisfied
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• panic: Overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
• advantage: Thing making the chance of success higher
• artificial: Dishonest, to seem fake, not sincere
• intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
• manipulate: To try to control others to gain an advantage
• describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• freak: (Of weather, etc.) unusual; unpredictable; amazing
• guilty: Responsible for doing something wrong
• exploit: To selfishly take advantage of or treat badly
• expert: Skillful person with special knowledge
• reverse: Setting that makes the vehicle go backward
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• realistic: Looks or appears real; like things really are
• society: A group who meet to share values or interests
• emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
• democracy: System of government in which everyone is equal
• complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
• swap: To exchange goods without spending money; trade
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
• manipulation: Act of controlling to gain an advantage
• naked: Not wearing any clothes; without covering
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• fake: Not real; made to look like something real
• hype: Advertising, writing, or talk to spark interest
• skepticism: Doubting that something is true/probable/useful
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• public: Owned by the government
• piece: A counter in a board game
• audio: Concerning sound
• basic: At the most important or easiest (beginner) level
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• migrant: Person moving to live and work in another place
• possibly: May be true or likely, but is uncertain
• explosion: Loud and sudden expression of emotion
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• dividend: Money given to the owners of stock in a company
• dangerous: Involving the chance of hurt or damage; risky
• famous: Excellent
• drunk: To put liquid in your body through your mouth
• misinformation: Information that is incorrect
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• simplistic: Being too simply expressed or explained
• bomb: To attack with explosives
• unsustainable: That cannot be kept up or continued