Vocabulary

• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• flat out: To go as fast as you possibly can
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• cool down: To become cooler; to reduce in temperature.
• knock it off: Stop doing something annoying or disruptive.
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• for best: An expression meaning ‘it is better to’ or ‘to do something for the best outcome’.
• for certain: Definitely; without a doubt.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• except for: Not including; excluding.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• on sale: Available at a reduced price
• game on: An exclamation indicating the start of a game or activity.
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• other than: Except for; apart from.
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• applause: The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
• doubt: Not being sure of something; lack of certainty
• flat: Apartment; set of rooms for living in
• spontaneously: In a sudden, unplanned way
• resist: To not be affected by e.g. a force or an effect
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• facility: Piece of equipment or buildings with a special use
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• declare: To make a statement in a strong and confident way
• bust: To arrest people involved in crime
• construction: Act of building something; thing that is built
• abandon: To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
• prison: Place the court puts criminals as punishment; jail
• attorney: Person giving legal advice; a lawyer
• secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
• detention: Act of keeping someone in jail or similar
• premise: Foundation idea in an argument/discussion
• drown: To kill something by putting it under water
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• lawn: Fine cotton cloth, either plain or printed
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• rubber: Material used to make tires, etc.
• operation: Business or company, or its activities
• surround: To be all the way around something
• coal: Dark hard substance from the earth burnt as a fuel
• great: Very good; better than before
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• nuclear: Concerning or involving the center of an atom
• submission: Reluctant agreement with the wishes of others
• wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
• secretary: Office worker who makes appointments, etc.
• cease: To come or bring to an end; stop continuing
• treacherous: Dangerously unstable and unpredictable
• award: To give a prize for doing something well
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• knock: Bad experience that reduces a person's confidence
• optional: Being possible or available, but not required
• crocodile: Large meat-eating reptile that can swim
• ceasefire: Agreement by two sides in a war to stop fighting
• hammer: To bring severe damage, harm, or blame upon
• deadline: A date or time before which something must be done
• alligator: A large reptile like a crocodile
• gorilla: Very large African ape, usually with dark fur
• casket: Box in which dead people are buried; coffin
• wrestler: Fighter holding parts of their opponents body
• homeland: Country where you were born
• deport: To force a person to leave a country
• bombing: To attack with explosives
• zoo: Place in a town where wild animals are shown
• homeward: Moving or going toward home