Vocabulary

• under control: Being managed or restrained; not out of hand.
• at least: As a minimum
• in the face of: When confronted with something difficult or challenging.
• face of adversity: The ability to remain strong and determined when faced with difficulties or challenges.
• turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• pick me up: To collect someone or something from a place.
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• between you and me: Said to show that the information is private or confidential.
• right for: Suitable or appropriate for a particular person, purpose, or situation.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• dumb: Senseless; stupid
• dude: Form of address for a man
• perseverance: Act of continuing to try despite difficulties
• mysterious: Unusual; hard to understand or work out
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• essence: Most important part or quality of something
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• flavor: Quality giving something a particular character
• allergic: Of or having a reaction to an allergy
• horrible: Very bad; causing annoyance, distaste or fear
• humanity: Quality of being understanding or sympathetic
• adversity: Bad or difficult situation or times; trouble
• tilt: To change to a newly preferred idea or opinion
• swell: To feel overcome due to a strong emotion
• totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
• promote: To try to encourage popularity/sales of a product
• hideous: Very ugly; frightening-looking
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• recall: (Company) asking for the return of faulty goods
• apprentice: Person learning a trade by working for an expert
• point: An item to be discussed
• amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• shut: To stop being open for business
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• great: Very good; better than before
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• person: Man, woman or child
• sauce: Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
• itchy: Nervous and unable to relax
• lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
• fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• rocket: Powerful engine that releases hot gases
• professor: Teacher who teaches at a college or university
• wide: Having a great distance from one side to the other
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• fix: Answer to a problem
• shoulder: Part of the body where an arm attaches or joins
• cafeteria: Restaurant in a school or company
• blossom: Flower from a tree, often one appearing in spring
• pair: Two of the same thing, e.g. socks
• kit: Set, collection of tools, supplies, for a purpose
• cream: Pale color that is yellowish white
• coupon: Piece of paper used in exchange for a discount
• worthless: Being of no value; without positive aspects
• monster: Large frightening imaginary creature
• ugly: (E.g. of a situation) bad; likely to turn nasty
• nope: A dialect or emphatic way of saying 'No'
• cute: Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
• scissor: To cut with or as if with scissors
• ow: Sound people make when they are hurt
• whew: Sound people make when they are relieved
• buttercup: Small yellow flower