Vocabulary

• read through: To read something from beginning to end, often to find mistakes or check details.
• take off: To remove, e.g. your clothes
• take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• of all time: The best or most significant in history.
• straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• crush: Strong attraction to someone
• cue: Word or action in a play to tell an actor to speak
• wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
• norm: Standard or regular way of doing something
• cast: People who appear in a play or movie
• laundry: Business or room to wash bed sheets, clothes etc.
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• handy: Convenient, easy to use, easy to reach
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• waste: To kill or severely harm someone
• buddy: Friend, usually male
• storm: To act violently or angrily
• harm: To damage, injure, or hurt someone or something
• crystal: A solid formed by the solidification of a chemical
• intern: Person working to get experience/train for a job
• critic: Person who judges (e.g. art) and gives opinions
• sketch: Brief account of something without many details
• host: Mass; a great number
• hire: To give a job to someone in exchange for pay
• scarf: To eat or drink something quickly
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• great: Very good; better than before
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
• frank: Member of the ancient Germanic peoples
• base: Place military personnel live, train, and operate
• malice: Intent to cause harm to someone; ill will
• anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
• upside: Above, over
• retire: To stop using, producing, or servicing something
• live: To be alive
• wave: Movement of sound, air or energy
• drunk: To put liquid in your body through your mouth
• magazine: Part of a gun used for holding bullet
• depress: To make someone feel sad or miserable
• show: To be easily seen or displayed
• kid: Child or young person
• hate: To have a very strong feeling of dislike for
• van: Truck with an enclosed cargo space
• forte: Someone's strong point
• gloom: Darkness; lack of light; dimness
• overrate: To put too high a value or worth on; overpraise
• bathroom: Room where you take a bath or go to the toilet
• nurse: Person trained to care for sick or injured people
• wick: Thread in center of candle that is lit and burns
• miller: Someone who grinds grain into flour
• bobby: Police officer (UK slang)
• randy: Wanting to have sex (often)
• disco: Public dance hall for dancing to popular music
• goodnight: (Said as you go to bed, leave someone at night)