Vocabulary

• other than: Except for; apart from.
• grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
• go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
• take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• sweep up: To clean a surface by brushing dirt or debris into a pile and removing it.
• in the news: Being widely reported in the media.
• for the last time: Used to emphasize that something is said or done finally or repeatedly.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• polite: Showing good manners or respect for other people
• astronaut: Person who travels in space
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• comedy: Amusing play, film, usually with a happy ending
• credit: System to buy something and pay for it later
• submit: To accept a superior force has power over you
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• proud: Very good; worthy of making one pleased
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• sketch: Brief account of something without many details
• hire: To give a job to someone in exchange for pay
• college: School or educational institution for adults
• sweep: Man who cleans chimneys
• great: Very good; better than before
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• mustache: Hair that grows above the upper lip
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• trash: Garbage or anything that is worthless
• kindergarten: School or class for children between four and six
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
• clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
• list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• nest: Home, e.g. of twigs, made by a bird, insect etc.
• fashion: Style of dress or activity popular at some time
• video: Recording capturing action with sound
• bunk: Beds built like a shelf into a wall
• phone: To talk to someone using a telephone
• jingle: Light ringing sound like metal things being shaken
• oscar: Annual award given in the movie industry
• bobby: Police officer (UK slang)
• fireman: Male firefighter