Vocabulary

• go on: To continue doing something
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• hands down: To give (clothes, etc.) to someone younger
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• at large: (of a person or animal, especially one that is dangerous) not captured; free.
• without me: Not including me; excluding me.
• delicate: Easily broken or damaged
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• abandon: To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
• dip: To decrease or lower temporarily
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• kick: Feeling of enjoyment or excitement
• handle: To cope with or take responsibility for
• pound: The # key on a keyboard
• alive: Living; not dead
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• receptionist: Person working on the front desk of a hotel, etc.
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• peril: Extreme danger or risk
• guy: Man; boy; any person
• climb: To rise gradually and steadily to a higher point
• stay: To keep trying without giving up
• long: Person's name
• care: To feel interest, concern, or worry
• hand: Cards given to a player in a card game
• knee: Middle part of your leg that bends
• large: Big; of great size; broad, tall, wide, or fat
• love: Person's name
• child: A very young person, between about 2 and 15
• cheese: Yellowish solid food made from aged milk
• ballast: Weight that steadies a sea vessel in water