Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• at a distance: Far away; not close.
• in advance: Ahead of time; before something happens
• have to: Must do
• turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• save for: To keep money so that you can buy something with it in the future.
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• scenario: An imagined sequence of events in a plan/project
• random: Chosen, done without a particular plan or pattern
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
• distance: Lack of friendliness toward another person
• deep: Complex and important
• argument: Discussion in which you disagree with someone
• stranger: Someone you do not know
• percent: One one-hundredth of a whole; the symbol %
• particle: Adverb or preposition that joins with a verb
• philosophical: Reacting calmly/reasonably if things are difficult
• paper: Academic writing or a talk on a specific topic