Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• pay down: To reduce the amount of money needing to be paid
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• in half: Divided into two equal parts.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
• proud of you: Feeling pleased and satisfied about something you own or have done, or are connected to.
• in the face of: When confronted with something difficult or challenging.
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• corner office
• pay off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
• at a time: Separately; one by one
• in the shadow of: Close to and influenced or dominated by something else.
• on the table: Located on the surface of a table.
• roll back
• carry on: To engage in an activity, e.g. a conversation
• rally around: To come together to support someone or something.
• lead to: To result in some action
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• set aside: To reject or throw away, e.g. an idea
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• got to: To arrive at some place
• cut in: To interrupt someone's conversation
• in debt: State of owing money to a person or institution
• roof over: A place to live; shelter or housing.
• take off: To remove, e.g. your clothes
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• on behalf of: As the representative of someone
• back to work: Returning to one's job or professional duties after a period of absence.
• last summer: The summer before this one.
• force for good: A person or thing that has a positive and beneficial influence.
• to boot: In addition; as well; besides.
• go along with: To agree to do something
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• earn it: To deserve something as a result of one's actions or efforts.
• turn away: To go in a different direction; not face something
• buy into: To come to accept an idea or believe in it
• stand here: To remain in or move to this specific location.
• lay off: To stop troubling or hitting someone
• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• turn back: To stop and move backward on some issue
• applause: The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
• audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
• path: Method of living leading to a particular result
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• care: To feel interest, concern, or worry
• nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
• extend: To offer something (help, friendship) to someone
• cut: Act/instance of reducing the size or amount of
• choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• choice: Decision between two or more possibilities
• pay: To give money for goods or work done