Vocabulary

• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• arrive at: To reach a place, especially at the end of a journey.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• act on: To have an effect on something.
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
• travel: To go to a place that is far away
• town: Small city
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• station: (Army) to be posted to a place to perform duties
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• enjoy: To take pleasure in something
• clock: A device that shows the time
• quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
• hour: 60 minutes
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
• fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
• railway: System of tracks on which trains travel
• noon: Middle of the day
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• arrive: To reach the place you are traveling to
• keep: Large, strong tower in the middle of a castle
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• national: Concerning a nation as a whole
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• strong: (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
• local: Bus or train, that stops at most stations
• railroad: System of tracks on which trains travel
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• landscape: Area or scene of activity, especially in politics
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• remained: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• wave: Movement of sound, air or energy
• exact: Completely correct; accurate; specific
• continued: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• sir: Form of polite address to a man you do not know
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• standard: Official unit of measuring something
• institute: Organization studying science, engineering etc.
• implement: To start to do something you plan to do
• deadly: Causing or capable of causing death
• establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
• schedule: A list of events and their times
• confusion: Not knowing what to do; state of disorder
• effectively: In a way that produces the desired result
• transform: To change the shape completely in a good way
• official: Real, exact, truely felt
• nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
• incredibly: To a great degree; very; amazingly
• global: Concerning, involving, affecting all of something
• concept: Abstract idea of something or how it works
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• transportation: Act of moving people or goods between places
• problematic: Being difficult to deal with or fix
• establishment: Act, process of starting an organization or system
• eliminate: To completely remove; to get rid of
• embrace: Act of holding someone closely
• prominent: Being important or well known
• logic: Proper, valid sensible reasoning
• evolve: To develop certain features
• freight: Commercial transportation of goods
• boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
• numerous: Existing in large numbers