Vocabulary

• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• on hold: Temporarily delayed or suspended.
• shut up: To close something, e.g. a shop
• mechanism: Part of a machine that performs a certain function
• cabin: Small basic wooden home in the countryside
• fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
• divorce: Legal breakup of a marriage
• defense: Argument in support of something
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• chew: To bite something many times without swallowing it
• shut: To stop being open for business
• great: Very good; better than before
• quit: To leave a job
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• nap: To sleep or rest for a short time during the day
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• divorced: To legally end a marriage to (someone)
• gum: To cover or stick with adhesive
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• humor: Quality that makes something funny
• tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
• ask: To say to someone that you want something
• today: This day; day that is happening now
• bad: Not good; wrong
• sparrow: Small, very common bird with gray brown feathers
• ski: Long thin board for the feet for moving on show
• play: To act as a character in a movie, or on stage
• smoke: To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
• night: Time when sun does not shine
• weekend: Saturday and Sunday, after the normal working week