Vocabulary

• burst into: To enter a place suddenly and forcefully.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• in school: Attending an educational institution.
• turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• turn in: To produce or achieve a good performance
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• no can do: Unable to do something; refusal to comply.
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• in terms of
• in charge: To be responsible for
• pissed off: Angry or annoyed.
• as for: Concerning; regarding.
• last straw: The final problem in a series of problems that causes someone to lose patience or give up.
• beat up: To hurt someone badly by hitting and punching
• hand out: To distribute papers (often in class)
• to hand: To give or pass something to someone using your hand.
• spread all over: To become known or distributed widely throughout an area or group of people.
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
• out of control: Impossible to manage or control.
• spread out: To extend or stretch over a large area.
• under control: Being managed or restrained; not out of hand.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• kick the bucket: To die; pass away.
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• executive: A senior manager in a business or organization
• mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
• dude: Form of address for a man
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• military: Army or armed forces
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• rage: Strong or violent anger
• innocent: Free from guilt or responsibility for a crime
• crowd: To force too many things, people into
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• toss: To throw something into the air, e.g. casually
• remote: Being far away from people, towns, etc.
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• burst: To move (arrive, exit, etc.) suddenly or hurriedly
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• tragedy: Play that has a sad ending with many deaths
• incident: Event, usually unusual or important; accident
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• corruption: State of being damaged or spoiled
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• leave: To go away from; depart
• wound: To rotate a part of say a watch to make it work
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• culture: Beliefs and customs of a particular group
• smash: Accident involving vehicles
• arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• committee: Group of people who do or decide something
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• gather: To bring objects together into one place
• remind: To cause someone to remember what they forgot
• act: To behave in a certain way
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• abide: To live somewhere (formal, old-fashioned)
• public: Owned by the government
• invincible: That cannot be defeated; unbeatable
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• bucket: Open container with a handle used to carry liquids
• resident: Trainee doctor who works/lives in a hospital
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• goofy: Silly or stupid; crazy
• rebellion: Act of conflicting with someone in authority
• cigarette: White paper tube filled with tobacco
• slave: Someone who is legally owned by another person
• commander: Person with authority who commands or controls
• thirsty: Having a powerful desire or need for something
• politic: Careful what you say; diplomatic
• suppression: Act of preventing the display of emotion, feeling
• takeover: Change of ownership of a corporation
• bystander: Someone who happens to see an event
• chairman: A man in charge of a meeting
• reformation: Religious movement to reform the Catholic Church
• motherland: Country where you were born