Vocabulary

• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• end up with: To have something as a result.
• slice of pizza: A portion of pizza cut from the whole
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• at school: Present and attending school.
• at work: Located at one's place of employment
• on to: Toward something; forward
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• work out
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in control: Having the power to direct or regulate something; able to manage or direct a situation or person.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• go forth: To begin or proceed with something, especially after hesitation or delay.
• weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• aspect: Way something looks or seems to be
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• compromise: To weaken your position or views
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• presence: The same place or area that a person is
• aggressive: Using energy and determination to achieve a goal
• straightforward: Easy to do or understand; not complicated
• express: To send something by fast mail
• metaphor: Imaginative use of words to reveal a similarity
• annoying: To make someone angry
• frustration: Annoyance because things don't go the way you want
• passive: Allowing things to happen with quiet acceptance
• pile: Large amount of something
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• acronym: A word made from the first letters of other words
• assertive: Being confident and sure of yourself
• contact: Touching or feeling something
• complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
• slump: To sit, lean or fall down because tired or ill
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
• posture: Attitude someone adopts regarding a subject
• volume: Number or amount of something e.g. sales
• favor: Support or approval from people
• fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
• chest: Strong, lidded container for storing things
• sink: To push something down into the ground
• nerve: Fibers in the body that enable feeling, movement
• tease: To purposefully bother an animal
• author: Person who writes books, plays, poems etc.
• fake: Not real; made to look like something real
• secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• flush: Feeling that comes suddenly
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• act: To behave in a certain way
• thrust: To move (e.g. a knife) forcefully towards someone
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• cubicle: Workspace with low walls within an office
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
• evenly: Equally; with advantage to both sides
• kale: Hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves
• authoritative: Being or from a knowledgeable or reliable source
• negotiable: That can be discussed to come to an agreement
• primer: A kind of paint put on to make the top coat better
• cheeseburger: Hamburger with melted cheese on it