Vocabulary

• first three: The initial three items or elements in a series or sequence.
• going on: To continue doing something
• show in: To lead someone into a room or building.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• paying off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
• on the muscle: Obtained or done by force or intimidation.
• balance it out: To equalize or compensate for something, often to create a sense of fairness or equilibrium.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• give it up: To stop trying to do something
• weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
• assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• positive: Showing agreement or support for something
• negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
• audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
• applause: The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
• symptom: Sign that suggests that there is a problem
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
• quarantine: To isolate ill people to prevent disease spreading
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• judge: Person who decides on the results of a contest
• contact: Touching or feeling something
• illness: Unhealthy condition of the mind or body
• persist: To continue a course of action despite opposition
• patient: Not getting annoyed when things take a long time
• mystery: Quality of being strange and not understood
• race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
• leave: To go away from; depart
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• illegal: Not allowed by the laws or rules
• pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
• lick: To pass the tongue along something, e.g. ice cream
• fever: A high body temperature, indicating illness
• fortunate: Having good luck
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• pack: Bag carried on the back of donkey, etc.
• wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
• laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• jackpot: The big prize in a lottery, game of chance, etc.
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• powder: Dry material made up of small powder-like pieces
• twitch: To draw, pull, or move suddenly and sharply; jerk
• edgy: Feelings of tension and anxiety
• hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
• makeup: Substance put on the face to make you look pretty
• rib: One of the curved bones protecting the chest/heart
• headache: Pain in the head
• hug: To hold someone in your arms as sign of affection
• zoom: Camera lens used to magnify images
• mask: To hide something so that it cannot be seen
• steroid: Drug making muscles bigger and giving more energy
• bless: To make something holy by saying a special prayer
• clothe: To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress