Vocabulary

• fish out of water: Feeling uncomfortable or out of place in a situation.
• water under the bridge: Past events that are no longer important or cause no trouble.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• shake off: To free yourself of something, e.g. fear or a cold
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• going on: To continue doing something
• down the line: At a later time; in the future.
• subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• native: Someone from or born in a specific country
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• aware: Knowing or feeling that something exists
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• confident: Feeling that you can do well at something
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• outfit: A set of clothing (with accessories)
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• upset: (Of stomach, etc.) not functioning well; sick
• pour: To fill a person's glass or cup with a drink
• survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
• aroma: Noticeable pleasing smell
• actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
• sink: To push something down into the ground
• doom: Certain of the failure or destruction of
• argument: Discussion in which you disagree with someone
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• bother: To cause problems, concerns or worry for someone
• comfortable: Having more than enough e.g. money for your needs
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• murky: Being dark, unclear, and difficult to see through
• daily: Happening every day
• behave: To act correctly
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
• unusual: Being rare or uncommon; not ordinary; strange
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• fishy: Strange; suspicious; probably untrue
• fallout: Radioactive particles after a nuclear explosion
• duck: To avoid doing something that is difficult