| A | B |
| ambition (n.) | quality of someone who desires to succeed |
| clinic (n.) | place where sick people go |
| to conserve | to preserve |
| to dictate | to call out information for someone to write down |
| dispute (n.) | disagreement, argument |
| divorce (n.) | end of a marriage |
| drugstore (n.) | place where one buys medications |
| engagement 1(n.) | step before marriage or a commitment |
| a prior engagement 2(n.) | a commitment or appointment already in place |
| to flourish | to grow |
| to foster | to engender, to encourage or promote development of |
| to found | to originate (from foundation) |
| outlook (n.) | point of view, prospect for the future |
| planet (n.) | world as in Mars or Venus |
| to pollute | to trash, to fill with dirt or filth |
| to preserve | to conserve |
| preserves (n.) | sweet fruit cooked and spread on bread |
| priority (n.) | first in importance |
| to prosper | to do well financially |
| to pursue | to chase after |
| relevant (adj.) | having some connection |
| rural (adj.) | of the countryside, not the city |
| to spoil | to ruin |
| to tackle | to attack (a project or a player) |
| vast (adj.) | of great quantity or extent |
| He will be heir to a vast fortune. | He will inherit a lot of money. |
| vice (n.) | Smoking, drinking, gambling for example |