Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• got to: To arrive at some place
• lame duck: An official (especially an elected one) in the final period of office, after the election of a successor.
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• break in: To wear new (shoes, etc.) to make them comfortable
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• get into it: To become interested in something and enjoy it.
• heading to: Going in a particular direction.
• bang on: Exactly (used with numbers, time, for emphasis)
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• rush out: To leave a place quickly or suddenly.
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• at midnight: At twelve o'clock at night; the middle of the night.
• find out about: To look for information to learn about it
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• turn on
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• ride up: To move upwards, especially clothing.
• put under: To administer an anaesthetic to someone.
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
• slip: Act of beginning to fall from losing balance
• foundation: Base or important starting point
• perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
• rigorous: Very strict and often difficult; thorough
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• lame: Having a damaged leg/foot making walking painful
• tension: Feeling of anxiety and inability to relax
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
• performance: Act of doing something
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• due: When something is required or expected
• elastic: Able to return to original shape after stretching
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• essay: Short piece of written opinion on a subject
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• buck: To resist or go against the trend
• bother: To cause problems, concerns or worry for someone
• swollen: To increase in size or number larger than normal
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• tight: Showing anxiety or anger; tense
• proud: Very good; worthy of making one pleased
• block: Solid piece of material used for building
• breathe: To move air into and out of your lungs
• roll: Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
• piece: A counter in a board game
• fairy: Small imaginary being that can do magic
• slippery: Difficult to hold or stand as it's smooth/wet/icy
• great: Very good; better than before
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• painful: Causing or feeling physical pain or hurt
• pose: To be or exist as (a problem, threat etc.)
• studio: Place for painting, broadcasting, etc.
• glue: Sticky substance used for joining things together
• psyche: Soul, mind, or feelings of a person or group
• smell: To have a particular odor
• plum: Type of juicy red or yellow fruit with a stone
• duck: To avoid doing something that is difficult
• balm: Fragrant herb
• sugar: Substance which the body stores or uses for energy
• subway: Train system running under the ground in a city
• homework: Work that a student is given to do at home
• tiger: Large wild cat with orange fur and black lines
• schoolwork: Work students do in class and for homework