Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• except for: Not including; excluding.
• across the board: Broad in scope or content
• come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
• name for: To give someone or something a particular name, often in honor of someone else.
• ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• black and white
• at least: As a minimum
• of itself: Happening automatically without external cause or help.
• back in the day: In the past; in former times.
• do the trick: To solve a problem or achieve a desired result.
• in addition to: Besides; as well as
• courtesy of: Provided or permitted by (someone or something).
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
• go on: To continue doing something
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• english speaker: A person who speaks English.
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• in conclusion: Used to indicate a summary or final point.
• tip of the iceberg: A small visible part of a much larger problem.
• much about: A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
• for free: Without charge; at no cost.
• fill up
• weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
• episode: One separate event in a series of events
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• distinct: Clearly different in nature from something else
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
• unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
• metaphor: Imaginative use of words to reveal a similarity
• explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
• trial: Hearing and judgment of a case in court
• method: (Organized and planned) way of doing something
• dull: Not exciting or interesting; boring; lifeless
• precisely: In an exact and accurate manner
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
• premium: Having a higher than normal quality
• board: Surface for posting or showing information
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
• option: A choice
• standard: Official unit of measuring something
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• handy: Convenient, easy to use, easy to reach
• organize: To arrange and plan things, e.g. a party
• countless: Being too many to be numbered or imagined
• complicate: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
• visible: Can see, easily seen or understood
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• audible: Capable of being heard; loud enough to be heard
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• fill: To make something full
• basic: At the most important or easiest (beginner) level
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• differentiate: To see or show how things are not the same
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• differ: To be different; to be not like others
• ivory: Hard cream-colored substance forming tusks
• ranger: Official who manages and protects a park or forest
• patriot: Person who loves and defends their own country