Vocabulary

• hot air: Meaningless or exaggerated talk; empty rhetoric.
• give it up: To stop trying to do something
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• except for: Not including; excluding.
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• fly up: To ascend or rise quickly into the air.
• out of control: Impossible to manage or control.
• live up: To be as good as expected or promised.
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• over the edge: In a state of emotional or mental breakdown; beyond the limits of what one can handle.
• have to: Must do
• calm down: To make or become relaxed after being stressed
• cool off: To become cooler.
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• chaos: State of utter confusion or disorder
• calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
• conduct: Your behavior
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• regular: Having an equal amount of space or time in between
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• require: To demand that someone does something
• spirit: Person's strong determination or attitude
• communicate: To give and exchange information
• brace: Structure that strengthens a joint
• fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
• scary: Causing fear; frightening
• collision: Act of crashing into someone or something else
• turbulence: Violent or unsteady movement of air or liquids
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• hell: Any place of pain and suffering
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• hysterical: Being out of control mentally; violently emotional
• technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• pilot: To conduct a small practice experiment
• equipment: Tools or materials used to perform a task
• waist: Narrower part of your body between hips and chest
• staff: Employees of a company
• spell: To lead to future trouble
• sponsor: Person that supports the passage of a new law
• crumble: To break into small parts or crumbs
• flight: Act of leaving a place, usually to escape danger
• land: Region or country
• traffic: The cars or vehicles on the road
• wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• guy: Man; boy; any person
• crown: To put a crown on to make someone a king/queen
• travel: To go to a place that is far away
• roar: To laugh in a loud and continuous manner
• band: Group of people who work together e.g. play music
• balloon: Thin bag of rubber filled with air, used as a toy
• long: Person's name
• corn: Small, painful hard spot on the foot
• jewel: Precious stone like a diamond; gem
• amber: Hard, clear yellow dried resin from trees
• slogan: Distinctive phrase used in political campaign, etc.
• abort: To end a pregnancy through a medical operation
• beep: Short high sound such as that made by a car horn
• seagull: A white bird often seen next to the sea
• airplane: A machine that flies through the air
• bomber: Military aircraft that drops bombs during flight
• wartime: Period of time when there is armed conflict
• outdate: To be older than
• coca: Type of South American plant used to make cocaine