Vocabulary

• dead weight: A burden or something that slows progress or is useless.
• in disguise: Having altered one's appearance to conceal one's identity.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
• fall apart: To suffer a nervous breakdown
• have to: Must do
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• speak for itself: To be clear and obvious without needing further explanation.
• too heavy: Having excessive weight; difficult to lift or move.
• back out: To say you will now not do something you promised
• take the fall: To accept blame or punishment for something, especially in order to protect someone else.
• fall for: To be deceived or tricked by someone
• hand over: To give into the possession or control of another
• as of right: By lawful entitlement or established right.
• for nothing: Without payment or reward; to no purpose or effect; in vain
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• dying to: Extremely eager or anxious to do or have something.
• on the lookout: Vigilantly searching for someone or something.
• weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
• overwhelmed: To defeat something or someone completely
• insane: Mentally ill; crazy
• crap: Impolite way of saying something is not good; Faeces
• slip: Act of beginning to fall from losing balance
• freak: (Of weather, etc.) unusual; unpredictable; amazing
• spare: To make (money or time) available for
• bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
• ignore: To not listen to, look at, or pay attention to
• remedy: Way to solve or fix a problem
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• disguise: Change in appearance so you will not be noticed
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• value: Importance you attach to something
• counter: To say or do something in opposition or resistance
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• technically: In an exact and particular manner
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• fate: What will happen to you in the future, often bad
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• straw: Dry yellow stems of crops such as wheat
• excuse: To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
• author: Person who writes books, plays, poems etc.
• loose: To shoot or fire something from a gun
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• soul: Central or basic part of something
• schedule: A list of events and their times
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• crumble: To break into small parts or crumbs
• contest: Struggle or competition between rivals
• beard: Hair that grows on a man's face
• impressed: To make an emotional or cognitive impact upon
• great: Very good; better than before
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• basement: Floor or room in a building beneath the ground
• quit: To leave a job
• bore: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• alley: A narrow road or path between buildings
• whim: A sudden thought or desire; a fancy
• weight: How heavy something is
• blood: Red liquid in the bodies of people and animals
• senator: An elected politician belonging to the senate
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• separately: Not with another person or thing
• inclusive: Covering or including everything
• calf: Young cow
• kid: Child or young person
• turnout: Outward rotation of a dancer's leg from the hip
• anew: Doing something again or in a different way
• triangle: Three people connected with each in a relationship
• midnight: 12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
• whoa: Tell someone to do something more slowly
• latte: Espresso coffee filled up with hot milk
• pie: Baked food with a filling encased in pastry
• ow: Sound people make when they are hurt
• dolly: Childish form of 'doll'
• mama: A mother
• papa: Another word for father