Vocabulary

• to date: Up to the present time; until now.
• have to: Must do
• for some reason: For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
• in half: Divided into two equal parts.
• on time
• at stake: At risk; that can be lost if something is not successful
• give it up: To stop trying to do something
• go for the jugular: Attack someone’s most vulnerable point aggressively.
• give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
• in a row: One after another without a break.
• get it together: To organize your life and become more responsible.
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• incredibly: To a great degree; very; amazingly
• ultimate: Basic; original; most significant
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• applause: The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
• split: No longer married or in a relationship
• opinion: Court judge's statement why a decision was made
• stake: Share/interest in the success of a business, etc.
• firm: Company that sells goods or services
• statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
• tongue: Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
• mature: Behaving like an adult
• contact: Touching or feeling something
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
• couple: To join something to something else
• shame: Feeling of guilt because you did something wrong
• scary: Causing fear; frightening
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• row: To move a boat using oars
• lick: To pass the tongue along something, e.g. ice cream
• emotionally: In a way that shows your feelings
• audible: Capable of being heard; loud enough to be heard
• adult: Person or animal that is fully grown
• argue: To fight or disagree over something
• boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• sneeze: Act of air suddenly being forced out of nose/mouth
• part: Division of a book
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
• choice: Decision between two or more possibilities
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• nationwide: Including or existing in every part of a country
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• embarrassment: Shame you feel when you did something wrong
• want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
• terrify: To scare or greatly frighten
• commend: To praise someone, something publicly
• whoo: Sound people make when they are surprised