Vocabulary

• on to: Toward something; forward
• count on: To depend on someone
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• light on: To illuminate something.
• one step away: Very close to achieving something.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• have to: Must do
• watch out: To be careful; to be alert to danger
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• ridiculous: Funny or foolish; deserving to be laughed at
• nasty: Very bad, unpleasant, or offensive
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• shed: Small building used for storage
• decade: Period of 10 years
• exercise: To work out to become stronger and healthier
• court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
• democracy: System of government in which everyone is equal
• require: To demand that someone does something
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• respect: To follow the established rules
• press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
• stink: To smell terrible
• violent: Done with force; likely to produce physical damage
• damn: To cause the downfall or failure of; criticize
• supreme: Greatest in degree/nature/quality; absolute best
• waste: To kill or severely harm someone
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• count: To add things together to find the total number
• bother: To cause problems, concerns or worry for someone
• important: Having power or authority
• science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
• sight: To aim (a gun) at something to get your range
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• trailer: Advertisement of short scenes from a movie
• mad: Very angry
• mellow: Being completely relaxed and calm
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• senate: A board of governors at a college or university
• train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
• chuck: To throw carelessly or casually
• clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
• pluck: Quality of bravery or determination
• gulf: Part of a sea partially surrounded by land
• counsel: To listen and give expert advice to someone
• pentagon: A five-sided shape
• terrify: To scare or greatly frighten
• donor: Someone giving money or gifts to support a cause
• bull: Large male animal such as a cow or elephant
• elect: To select someone for a position by voting
• adversarial: Involving opposition or disagreement
• whoa: Tell someone to do something more slowly
• beep: Short high sound such as that made by a car horn
• lily: Type of plant with big, leafy flowers