Vocabulary

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• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• bring to: To make someone to wake up from being unconscious
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• have to: Must do
• as for: Concerning; regarding.
• aside from
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• pop out: To go out somewhere quickly and briefly.
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• set up
• at that time: During a specific point in the past.
• in charge: To be responsible for
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• rule in: To make an official decision in favor of someone in a legal case.
• in essence: Used to summarize the main point.
• at work: Located at one's place of employment
• in addition to: Besides; as well as
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• look back: To think about past events
• lead to: To result in some action
• on the street: Located on or along a public road in a town or city.
• check out
• concept: Abstract idea of something or how it works
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• mortality: Quality or state of being capable of dying
• spare: To make (money or time) available for
• collapse: To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
• suck: To be very bad, undesirable or unpleasant
• gear: To aim at or prepare yourself for something
• essence: Most important part or quality of something
• prestigious: Respected as being important and with high status
• plague: To cause to have continual problems with something
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• bust: To arrest people involved in crime
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• invisible: Being unable to be seen
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• urban: Concerning a city; located in a city
• queue: Line of people or cars waiting for something
• recruit: Person who has just joined the military
• spit: To forcefully blow saliva out from your mouth
• imperial: Of an empire or an emperor
• harmful: Likely to cause damage or injury
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• attract: To make something move closer using magnetic force
• economic: Concerning trade, industry, and money
• education: Academic field studying the practice of teaching
• public: Owned by the government
• exploitation: Abuse of, or selfish behavior towards someone
• worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
• agricultural: Concerning farming, or the land
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• addition: Act of adding something; thing that is added
• medical: Of or relating to physical health or medicine
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• restrict: To prevent a person from doing something
• rule: Something that is normal and usually happens
• injustice: Unjust act; the practice of being unjust or unfair
• recreational: Being done for pleasure
• bind: To cover a wound, as with a bandage
• gap: Distance between two objects
• colonial: Of a system where one country controls another
• obey: To do what someone or something commands you to do
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• highlight: Best or most interesting part of something
• bigotry: Intolerant and prejudiced acts
• downtime: Time when (machine, factory) is not operating
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• can: Able to; have the skill to; have the time to
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• price: Person's name
• governor: Person who leads a state or province
• opium: Addictive drug made from the seeds of a poppy
• colonization: Act of taking control over a place
• reformation: Religious movement to reform the Catholic Church
• guillotine: Cutting machine with a sharp blade
• twinkle: To shine with a flickering gleam of light
• doo: Bird commonly referred to as a pigeon
• logo: Name, symbol or picture which represents a company
• brandy: Strong alcoholic drink
• payback: Financial return or reward in return for a loan
• civilize: To teach people how to behave properly
• hairstyle: Arrangement of the hair