Vocabulary

• think about: To consider something carefully.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
• join up: To enlist in the armed forces.
• to an extent: Partly or in some degree.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• have to: Must do
• want out: To desire to withdraw or escape from a situation, agreement, or commitment.
• deal with
• break up
• ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• incredibly: To a great degree; very; amazingly
• bunch: A group of things of the same kind
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• exact: Completely correct; accurate; specific
• emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
• extent: Point, level or limit to which something reaches
• incentive: Something that encourages you to do something
• continent: Very large piece of land, e.g. Africa or Asia
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• currency: Widespread acceptance
• collapse: To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• craft: To make by hand and with much skill
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• messy: Being complex or difficult to fix
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• spirit: Person's strong determination or attitude
• board: Surface for posting or showing information
• identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
• optimistic: Tending to believe the future will be good
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• civilization: A highly developed society
• destructive: Causing a very large amount of damage
• project: To predict what will happen in the future
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• foreign: Being of a different place or country
• leave: To go away from; depart
• original: Being first made, thought or performed; fresh
• policy: Document stating terms of an insurance agreement
• thread: Spiral cut at the end of a bolt
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• welfare: Program to help poor/unemployed people with money
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• horrific: Terrifying and shocking
• negotiate: To have a formal discussion to reach an agreement
• coal: Dark hard substance from the earth burnt as a fuel
• immigration: Process of moving your home to a new country
• anthem: Special song that represents a nation or group
• cradle: Small bed for a baby, with rockers and sides
• marginal: Very small; on the edge; not important
• prosper: To be a success and make money
• patriotism: Love of your country and willingness to defend it
• politic: Careful what you say; diplomatic
• reluctantly: In an unwilling manner; grudgingly
• favorable: When a good result or positive outcome is likely
• unify: To bring or join together into one
• geographic: Concerning the earth and its natural features
• unquote: To remove the quotation marks from