Vocabulary

• set on: To attack
• stand under: To be physically located beneath something.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• spot on: Exactly right; perfectly accurate.
• of all things: Used to express surprise or disbelief at something unexpected or unusual.
• after a fashion: To some extent; but not very well or perfectly.
• for best: An expression meaning ‘it is better to’ or ‘to do something for the best outcome’.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• hit home: To have a strong emotional impact; to affect deeply.
• home in: Move or direct toward a specific target or goal.
• whip in: To move quickly inside or force entry.
• highly unlikely: Not likely to happen or be true; improbable.
• blow up: To suddenly become angry
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• of all time: The best or most significant in history.
• switch on: To put something electrical on or off
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• impressive: Causing admiration or respect; grand or expensive
• whopping: (Informal) huge; very big
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• ubiquitous: Found everywhere; found in many places
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• novelty: Items that are unusual, interesting, or unique
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• fade: To cause to lose brightness of color
• repetitive: Doing or saying the same things many times
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• ironically: Contrary to plan or expectation
• subtly: In a way that is delicate or slight, but effective
• whip: To defeat thoroughly or easily
• peak: Part of a cap that sticks out over your eyes
• pervasive: Occurring or existing throughout all the parts
• loop: A circle or curved shape, as when you tie a lace
• wound: To rotate a part of say a watch to make it work
• pun: Funny way to use a word to express another meaning
• imply: To suggest something, without saying it directly
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• memorize: To study something so that you remember it
• invade: To enter something causing a harmful result
• hop: Dance party
• hip: The upper part of Leg
• aversion: Strong feeling of dislike
• success: Achievement of a desired purpose or goal
• prerequisite: Necessary previous condition, thing, or action
• sauce: Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
• catchy: Being easy to like, remember (of songs)
• offense: Attempt to score in a game or match
• bash: To hit something; to criticize
• gibberish: Unintelligible talking
• trash: Garbage or anything that is worthless
• globe: A round object, e.g. like the earth; sphere
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• ride: Machine at an amusement park for riding on for fun
• accompany: To play music with someone
• slew: To turn and move suddenly in another direction
• clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• chorus: Part of a song that is repeated
• verse: Writing with words that rhyme or are rhythmic
• consist: To have as an essential, necessary or main part
• hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
• billboard: Large outdoor signboard with an ad on it
• repeat: Action that is done again
• recur: To occur again or repeatedly
• fashion: Style of dress or activity popular at some time
• endlessly: Without seeming to end; without limit
• surf: To view webpages on the internet
• cheer: Feeling of happiness or optimism
• trio: Three of something, e.g. musicians
• wacky: Quite strange, but in a creative way
• mega: Big; great; large; impressive
• word: Unit of language that has a meaning
• man: Humans in general, including male and female
• title: Book produced by a publisher
• duck: To avoid doing something that is difficult
• tack: Small, sharp nail, usually with a wide, flat head
• watch: To keep in check, manage, or control something
• highly: In a manner that shows approval
• top: To be higher or larger than a specific value
• probability: What the chances are that something will happen
• karaoke: Singing popular songs to a prerecorded soundtrack
• uplift: To make someone feel happier or more hopeful
• unintelligible: That cannot be understood
• screenshot: Picture taken of a computer screen
• watermelon: Large oblong or roundish melon with a green skin