Vocabulary

• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• like a dream: Working or performing extremely well or smoothly.
• make up: To invent or create a story
• push on: To continue with some effort; persevere
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• bump into: To meet someone accidentally
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• climb up: To ascend or move to a higher position by using one's hands and feet.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• hit the bottle: To drink alcohol heavily and regularly.
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• perspective: Artistic method of creating a sense of distance
• weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
• scenario: An imagined sequence of events in a plan/project
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• presence: The same place or area that a person is
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• utterly: Completely
• familiar: Well-known or easily recognized
• solid: Being able to be trusted; reliable
• amount: Quantity of something
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
• threshold: Degree or level at which something begins
• fluid: A material that can easily flow, e.g. water
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• pour: To fill a person's glass or cup with a drink
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• thick: Difficult to see through, as fog
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• respond: To answer something or someone
• fame: (Person, thing) being well-known by many people
• dissolve: To cause something to end
• apparent: Easy to see or clearly understand
• vinegar: Sharp-tasting liquid made from sour wine, malt etc.
• slice: Way of hitting the ball so the ball curves
• treatment: Medicine or method to make someone healthier
• prison: Place the court puts criminals as punishment; jail
• randomly: With no pattern or clear purpose; by chance
• plug: Wood, rubber or metal used to block a hole
• bump: To bounce along over a rough surface
• complicate: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
• smash: Accident involving vehicles
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• gradual: Moving slowly by small amounts, over time
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• sudden: Happening or done quickly or unexpectedly
• boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• evenly: Equally; with advantage to both sides
• toothpaste: A paste used for cleaning teeth
• peanut: Edible small nut which grows under the ground
• squish: To walk through mud or puddles
• mayonnaise: Creamy, thick savory dressing for food
• weak: Not having a strong character
• rotate: To regularly change people who perform a role
• ketchup: Thick red sauce made from tomatoes
• climb: To rise gradually and steadily to a higher point
• gum: To cover or stick with adhesive
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• band: Group of people who work together e.g. play music
• give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
• rearrange: To rethink a plan, event for a time and place
• linearly: With straight lines
• beaker: Flat-bottomed jar made of glass or plastic