Vocabulary

• under fire: Being heavily criticized.
• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• jump off: To leave a path or designated area.
• break from: To separate oneself from an association or way of life, typically due to disagreement or disillusionment.
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• check out
• hang on: To wait for the person you phoned to answer
• from now on: Starting at this moment and continuing indefinitely into the future.
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
• straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• awful: Very bad; horrible; terrible
• metaphor: Imaginative use of words to reveal a similarity
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• conservative: (Of an estimate, price) set fairly low
• corporate: Concerning (usually large) companies
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• upset: (Of stomach, etc.) not functioning well; sick
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• backlash: a strong negative reaction by a large number of people, for example to something that has recently changed in society
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• ally: Someone who supports, helps, or defends you
• protest: To argue against something in a forceful way
• declare: To make a statement in a strong and confident way
• mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
• theme: An main or dominant idea, motif
• pride: Sense of your own importance and worth
• explicitly: Clearly; specifically
• merchandise: Goods for sale
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• damn: To cause the downfall or failure of; criticize
• goal: Something you try to do or achieve; an aim
• exhausting: To emit gas from the back of a car
• limit: Point beyond which it is not possible to go
• brick: Baked clay block used to build houses, walls
• mainstream: Prevailing current of thought
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• argue: To fight or disagree over something
• crumble: To break into small parts or crumbs
• ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
• poop: Feces
• illuminate: To supply light to something
• pack: Bag carried on the back of donkey, etc.
• forbid: To order someone not to do something
• burn: To destroy with fire
• know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
• anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
• republican: Supporter of the conservative US political party
• weather: Whether it is raining, sunny, cold etc. outside
• heterosexual: Sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex
• long: Person's name
• dress: Women's garment with a top part and a skirt
• dick: Someone who is a detective
• inch: 1/12th of a foot (2.54 centimeters)
• hut: Small and simple building
• bathroom: Room where you take a bath or go to the toilet
• coloration: The particular colors or pattern of color
• saloon: Establishment where alcoholic drinks are served
• logo: Name, symbol or picture which represents a company
• baptist: Member of a Christian church using baptism
• stonewall: To obstruct a discussion by asking many questions