Vocabulary

• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• came off: To succeed in doing; complete something
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
• up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
• point out: To make others aware of an idea
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• go on: To continue doing something
• play on: To exploit or take advantage of something, such as someone's emotions or weaknesses.
• with flying colors: With great success or distinction.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• have to: Must do
• year: Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
• school: Large group of fish that swim together
• interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
• play: To act as a character in a movie, or on stage
• end: The point where a process or activity stops
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
• starter: Electric motor for starting an engine
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• face: To cover a surface with something like paint
• daughter: A female child of someone
• team: Group of people working on a task together
• brilliant: Having a great amount of intelligence or talent
• level: Specific height of something
• click: To work well with someone or something
• high: Excited or relaxed from taking drugs
• volleyball: Game of hitting ball over net using the hands
• interestingly: You'll find this surprising; in an interesting way
• coach: Large, comfortable bus
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• piano: Keyboard instrument used for playing music
• competition: Fighting against others to win something
• lucky: Fortunate; having good things happen by chance
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• wonderful: Producing feelings of enjoyment or delight
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• ad: Public notice or advertisement
• choice: Decision between two or more possibilities
• hire: To give a job to someone in exchange for pay
• smart: Fashionable; well-dressed; well-groomed
• strike: To hit something
• organization: Group of people with a particular purpose
• season: One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• thought: To have an idea about something without certainty
• senior: Person who has usually reached a specific old age
• junior: Student in third year
• intellectual: connected with or using a person’s ability to think in a logical way and understand things
• reference: A letter of recommendation, e.g. for a job
• basement: Floor or room in a building beneath the ground
• scratching: To rub your skin with your nails to stop an itch
• rip: To tear or split roughly or cause to tear or split
• relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
• bench: Part of the room in court where the judge sits
• ton: Unit of weight; 907 kilograms (US); 1016 (UK)
• philosophy: Study of ideas about the basic nature of life
• factor: Something that influences a result
• management: People who are in control of a business or group
• ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• slogan: Distinctive phrase used in political campaign, etc.
• empowerment: Giving the power to make their own decisions
• bureaucracy: Governing system with many rules and officials
• analogy: Comparison of things based on their similarity
• varsity: Main team of college/school in a particular sport
• counterintuitive: Contrary to what common sense would suggest
• borderline: Line dividing two areas or categories
• engineering: The practical application of science to industry