Vocabulary

• in charge: To be responsible for
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• bear in mind: To remember and consider something.
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• moving parts: Components of a machine or device that move to perform a function.
• rough around the edges: Imperfect or unsophisticated but basically good.
• write down: To record in writing
• in the running: Having a chance of winning; still in contention.
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• set up
• to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
• in the game: Still involved or active in a competition or situation.
• as such: Something previously stated or understood
• give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
• bad habits: Negative or harmful routines or behaviors that are difficult to stop.
• accent: To give emphasis to (a point you are making)
• character: Person in a story, movie or play
• aggressive: Using energy and determination to achieve a goal
• bizarre: Odd or strange
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• motivation: Reason behind why someone did something
• obnoxious: Annoying or rude; offensive
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• surveillance: Careful watching of a person/place, e.g. by police
• overcome: To succeed in a struggle against; defeat
• conduct: Your behavior
• intimidate: To make someone feel afraid
• personality: Way someone is or reacts to life or other people
• dialogue: Conversation between two or more individuals
• wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
• moral: In a way considered proper and good by most people
• grumpy: Easily annoyed and complaining
• intentionally: With a plan to do or achieve something
• emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
• rough: Causing or involving violence, force, and harm
• folk: (Of ordinary people) not sophisticated
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• advance: Forward movement by an army
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• thick: Difficult to see through, as fog
• console: To make someone feel better in times of distress
• lecture: To speak to someone to show anger or warn them
• roam: To move about freely without a set destination
• persuade: To try to make someone to do, believe something
• phase: Different stages of the moon from new to full
• dialect: Way of speaking used by a group or in a region
• debut: First performance, appearance, e.g. of opera star
• petty: Small and unimportant; small-minded
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• public: Owned by the government
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
• neighborhood: Area of a town or city that people live in
• ample: (Of quantity, amount) more than enough
• assembly: Process of putting the parts of something together
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• fictional: Including people and events that are not real
• aggressively: Using energy and determination to achieve a goal
• helicopter: Aircraft with spinning blades at the top
• divisive: Causing division or disagreement
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• carry: To have a child, be pregnant
• choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• mayor: Head of a town or city government
• abrasive: Unpleasant or rude; causing people irritation
• want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
• parental: Concerning, or provided by, a parent
• involvement: Act or process of joining in a particular activity
• authoritative: Being or from a knowledgeable or reliable source
• mole: Small animal with dark fur that lives under ground
• reset: To return to the original start or formation