Vocabulary

• swim in: To move through water by using your arms and legs.
• back to work: Returning to one's job or professional duties after a period of absence.
• shut up: To close something, e.g. a shop
• take it away: To remove something.
• dispose of: To get rid of something, especially by throwing it away.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• come up: To come closer to someone; approach
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
• reputation: Common opinion that people have about someone
• mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
• squeeze: Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
• bold: Brave; very confident; too confident
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• career: Particular occupation in professional life
• express: To send something by fast mail
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• harsh: Rough; tough; hard to experience or accept
• reward: To give something because of someone's good work
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
• rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
• attention: Taking notice of someone or something
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• responsible: Being the cause of something that has occurred
• deny: To refuse to allow or accept something
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• pleasure: Feeling of happiness, enjoyment, or satisfaction
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• sneaky: Deceptive and underhand
• hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
• cherish: To care a lot about or love someone or something
• apparent: Easy to see or clearly understand
• belief: Being sure that something exists or is true
• thread: Spiral cut at the end of a bolt
• mad: Very angry
• point: An item to be discussed
• hearty: (Of emotions) warm and sincere
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• picky: Careful about deciding on things; hard to please
• dispose: To get rid of by throwing away
• dessert: Sweet food usually eaten at the end of a meal
• jolly: Being full of cheer, friendliness and happiness
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• reflex: Body's physical reaction done unconsciously
• chef: Person whose job is to cook food in a restaurant
• uphold: To support to keep it being used as it should
• tattoo: Permanent ink drawing on a person's skin
• garbage: Waste material that has been thrown out
• creamy: Resembling or containing cream
• duck: To avoid doing something that is difficult
• rat: Long-tailed rodent similar to/bigger than a mouse
• gag: To cover someone's mouth so they cannot speak
• idiotic: Very irresponsible or foolish
• eagle: Very large, strong bird that hunts small animals
• mademoiselle: Used as a courtesy title of an unmarried woman