Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• tall order: A task or request that is difficult to achieve.
• by night: During the night; not during the day.
• light up: To illuminate something; to make something brighter with light.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• heart race: A rapid heartbeat, often due to excitement, anxiety, or physical exertion.
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• one step away: Very close to achieving something.
• punch out: To record the time of departure from work, typically using a time clock.
• subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
• regret: Feeling of being sorry, as for what you didn't do
• campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• drill: A machine that makes holes with a metal bit
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• counter: To say or do something in opposition or resistance
• vision: Ability to see; eyesight
• breach: To break laws or barriers (e.g. walls)
• project: To predict what will happen in the future
• race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
• hesitate: To pause because unsure or reluctant to do
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• skull: Structure of bones forming the face and head
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• mercy: Kind instead of harsh treatment of someone
• silent: Without making any noise; soundless
• count: To add things together to find the total number
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• punch: Alcoholic drink made from wine and fruit, etc.
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• mission: A task or role someone is given to do
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• defend: To protect and explain your position in court
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• duty: Work required by your job or position
• shot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
• pat: Person's name
• squad: A sports team
• terror: Use of violent acts to make people afraid
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• mistake: Something done wrong/calculated wrong; error
• prepare: To make something ready for use
• brave: (Old-fashioned) A native American warrior
• cross: Angry and upset
• rap: To hit sharply or repeatedly with something
• knock: Bad experience that reduces a person's confidence
• warfare: Methods used by those fighting in a war
• death: When someone dies; the end of life
• war: Situation where armies fight each other
• encore: Additional performance demanded by the audience
• bravo: Shouted to express approval, e.g. of a performance