Vocabulary

• move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
• on to: Toward something; forward
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
• better understanding: An improved level of comprehension or knowledge.
• pronunciation: How a word is said; how a word sounds
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• dread: To await with great fear
• rid: To cause to no longer have (pest, problem)
• sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
• pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
• dump: To end a romantic relationship
• debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
• tongue: Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
• rage: Strong or violent anger
• pledge: To make a promise; make an oath
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• dive: Restaurant, bar or club with a bad reputation
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• wage: Money paid to a worker for the hours they worked
• junk: Something that is old, useless, or has no value
• forge: To create something by hammering hot metal
• important: Having power or authority
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• dim: Not bright; not being clear
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• dust: To apply a fine powder to, e.g. sugar to a cake
• promise: To say you will certainly do something
• purge: To make clear/clean by getting rid of evil/waste
• spell: To lead to future trouble
• raid: Sudden entry by police; surprise attack by army
• throat: Part of the neck that is below the chin
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• dig: To move material to create a hole
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• badge: Material with a pin to show membership in a group
• excellent: Extremely good
• jaw: One of the two bones of the face where teeth grow
• great: Very good; better than before
• consonant: Music (of a note) in harmony
• difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
• jam: To block a signal (e.g. radio waves)
• hedge: To select words to avoid saying something directly
• deep: Complex and important
• siege: Surrounding an enemy to prevent them getting food
• focus: To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
• gorge: To eat food greedily and in large quantities.
• vibration: Shaking motion
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• weigh: To balance things against each other
• minimal: The smallest possible; least
• bar: Piece of (soap, chocolate etc.)
• ridge: Edge where two leaning surfaces meet
• bud: Small part of a plant that will be a flower
• gist: Main points of something
• vibrate: To shake side to side quickly in small movements
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• jot: None or very little
• gel: Thick substance, similar to jelly
• hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
• wedge: Golf club designed to hit the ball high in the air
• gym: Physical education taught as a class in school
• dangle: To hang loosely in the air; hold a thing like this
• dunk: To put a donut, etc. into a liquid to wet it
• barge: Large low boat with a flat bottom
• dab: Light and quick touch
• dredge: Scooping machine used to dig up river channels
• mid: At (or near) the middle point
• din: A loud, persistent noise
• jive: To dance the jive (holding one hand and turning)
• jig: Lively dance