Vocabulary

• get into it: To become interested in something and enjoy it.
• near and dear: Very important and loved; cherished.
• ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
• play in: To participate or compete in a game or competition.
• set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
• as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
• itching to: Desperate (to do something)
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• get the picture: To understand a situation or idea.
• breaks down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• obvious: Easily understood and clear; plain to see
• reveal: To show something that was hidden before
• grab: To take and hold something quickly
• adorable: Lovable or appealing, e.g. like a cute child
• convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
• familiar: Well-known or easily recognized
• describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• previous: Existing or happening before the present time
• brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• predict: To guess or estimate what will or might happen
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• foundation: Base or important starting point
• section: A part of a whole
• collaboration: Act of working with someone to complete a task
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• account: An advantage
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• equal: Same in shape, size, or number
• prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
• era: Period characterized by particular events, people
• tease: To purposefully bother an animal
• trend: Current style or fashion
• previously: At an earlier time
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• league: Group of people, countries with a common goal
• debut: First performance, appearance, e.g. of opera star
• premier: Being the most influential, important, or best
• multiply: To increase in number by reproducing/having babies
• detail: Small part of something; tiny fact
• sponsor: Person that supports the passage of a new law
• prototype: A first or preliminary version of a device or vehicle from which other forms are developed
• attire: Clothing (especially fine clothes and fashion)
• subtract: To take away a value or amount from another
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• itch: Something you are desperate to do
• season: One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
• upcoming: Occurring soon; approaching
• childhood: The time when you are a child
• underway: Happening now
• list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
• picture: General situation or state of being
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• live: To be alive
• give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
• tier: One of the rising rows of seats, e.g. in a stadium
• cryptic: Mysterious in meaning; not speaking directly
• lad: A boy or young man; any man
• twitter: To make small chattering sounds, like some birds
• bloke: A man; a guy
• wee: Scottish and Northern English small; short
• cherry: Small, round fruit with a red or black skin
• sponsorship: Money given to a student to pay for education
• lego: Child's plastic construction set
• longtime: Concerning for a long duration