Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• sell your soul: To compromise personal morals for gain or success.
• dream on: Said when you think something is very unlikely to happen.
• band together: To unite or form a group for a particular purpose.
• on tap: Available; readily accessible.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• on the phone: Talking on the telephone.
• hold it down: To keep control or maintain the situation.
• shut up: To close something, e.g. a shop
• in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• walk away: To leave a situation, especially a difficult or unpleasant one.
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• content: Being happy or satisfied
• pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
• insane: Mentally ill; crazy
• trauma: A very severe or upsetting experience
• presence: The same place or area that a person is
• trial: Hearing and judgment of a case in court
• toxic: Poisonous; harmful
• sacrifice: Person/animal killed in a sacrifice (to a god)
• consent: To agree or give approval to do something
• debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
• rival: Matching the quality, skill, et. of others
• household: Being in everyday use; common
• flexible: Bending easily
• loyalty: Complete and sustained support for person, thing
• generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• eligible: Being able to be chosen or selected; suitable
• fulfillment: Feeling of satisfaction from achieving something
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• abandon: To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
• wage: Money paid to a worker for the hours they worked
• heal: To recover from or forget a bad experience
• coronavirus: Any of a group of RNA viruses that cause a variety of diseases in humans and other animals.
• organize: To arrange and plan things, e.g. a party
• grossly: In a disgusting manner or with bad taste
• hostage: Person held prisoner to get a demand satisfied
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• loan: To give money, etc. that must be paid back
• bachelor: Person who earned a first degree at a university
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• stagnant: Unmoving; not growing, as of an economy
• gang: Group that you disapprove of, e.g. criminals
• slap: To hit with the open hand or with a flat object
• optimize: To make as effective as possible
• contribution: Helping a cause by giving money, things, services
• supper: Evening meal, often when informal
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• person: Man, woman or child
• nourish: To cause an idea, belief, or feeling to develop
• trash: Garbage or anything that is worthless
• part: Division of a book
• tube: Plastic or metal container for soft substances
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• layout: Plan or design of something, e.g. of book page
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• bubble: A small ball of air inside of a liquid
• spite: Wish to hurt another person; malice; maliciousness
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• senior: Person who has usually reached a specific old age
• rag: Piece of old cloth, usually used for cleaning
• blueprint: Plans of how buildings will be built
• crippling: To hurt and make useless
• kid: Child or young person
• curate: To be in charge of selecting and caring for objects to be shown in a museum or to form part of a collection of art, an exhibition, etc.
• video: Recording capturing action with sound
• checkout: Counter in a supermarket where you pay for goods
• generalize: To apply a particular idea to a large group
• professionally: Concerning your profession or job