Vocabulary

• wake up: To stop sleeping
• for the last time: Used to emphasize that something is said or done finally or repeatedly.
• graveyard shift: A work shift that begins late at night and ends early in the morning.
• hang out: To spend time with your friends
• from hell: Extremely bad, unpleasant, or difficult.
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• depression: Medical condition of a lack of vitality
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• stare: To look at someone or something for a long time
• shift: To change in position or direction
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• disguise: Change in appearance so you will not be noticed
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• protest: To argue against something in a forceful way
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• leave: To go away from; depart
• hesitate: To pause because unsure or reluctant to do
• tale: Story that is not true
• excuse: To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• sanctuary: Place to find rest and relaxation
• exhausting: To emit gas from the back of a car
• root: Emotional connection with a place, history etc.
• hell: Any place of pain and suffering
• funeral: Ceremony of burying, burning a dead body
• imply: To suggest something, without saying it directly
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• tick: To function properly or normally
• scream: To make a sudden loud, high sound
• balcony: Platform with a rail projecting out of a building
• narcissism: Being in love with yourself, your own appearance
• mirror: Thing with glass surface used to look at yourself
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• swiftly: Quickly
• podcast: A digital recording (e.g. radio show) for download
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• covert: Hidden; secret
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• encode: To change a message or information into code
• tour: To travel to several places to perform a show
• swift: Quick
• anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
• graveyard: Area used for burials; area with many graves
• altruism: Selfless concern for the well-being of others
• sob: To make gasping sounds while crying
• pierce: Person's name
• monster: Large frightening imaginary creature
• tired: Without energy so you want to rest or fall asleep
• clothe: To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress
• congressman: Member of the US House of Representatives
• teatime: Mid-afternoon meal of tea and sandwiches or cakes