Vocabulary

• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• quiz question: A question asked in a quiz to test someone's knowledge.
• drink in: To absorb or take in something with great enjoyment.
• turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
• spend more time: To dedicate a greater amount of time to a particular activity or person.
• have to: Must do
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• tag on: To add something extra or join a group or activity.
• drink to: To raise a glass to honor or celebrate someone or something.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• out of time: Having no more time available to do something.
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• dedicate: To state a person's name in book, song, in respect
• describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
• awful: Very bad; horrible; terrible
• amount: Quantity of something
• sheer: To suddenly turn or change direction
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• commodity: Something useful or valuable, usually for sale
• quality: Feature associated with someone or something
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• advice: Suggestion about what would help someone
• exclusively: For the use of only one person or group
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• distinguish: To make something clearly different from others
• factor: Something that influences a result
• pleasure: Feeling of happiness, enjoyment, or satisfaction
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• invest: To use resources to build for the future
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• stressful: Worrying; causing tension
• important: Having power or authority
• fascination: Quality that attracts attention
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
• auction: To sell to a person offering the highest price
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• programme: A plan or schedule of events
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• palate: Roof of the mouth
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
• part: Division of a book
• service: Work that a person does to assist others
• flash: To appear suddenly and briefly
• tag: Child's game in which one person chases the others
• cork: The wooden stopper in a wine bottle top
• fascinate: To attract or interest greatly
• gracefully: In a graceful manner
• emphasise: To stress the items that are important
• supermarket: Self-service store selling groceries etc.
• glug: To make the sound of liquid coming from a bottle