Vocabulary

• got to: To arrive at some place
• to death: Extremely; to a great degree
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• get past: To overcome an obstacle or difficulty.
• in retrospect: Thinking back on what happened
• on the face of the earth: Used to emphasize location or existence anywhere in the world.
• hanging out: To spend time with your friends
• on the door: Situated on the surface or part of a door.
• sleep around: To have sex with many different people
• state trooper: A state police officer; a highway patrol officer.
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• my personal favorite: Something that I like more than other things.
• make over: To transfer the ownership of something to someone
• regardless of
• have to: Must do
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• stick around: To remain in place; not leave or go
• bunch: A group of things of the same kind
• deliberate: Carefully thought out in advance
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• immediately: Without any delay; straight away
• creepy: Scary; annoying or unpleasant
• curious: Wanting to know more about something
• reward: To give something because of someone's good work
• celebrity: A (famous) entertainer known by many people
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• faith: Belief in a god or gods; religion
• universal: Existing in all places at all times for all people
• lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• drift: (Of sand, etc.) to be blown into heaps by the wind
• hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
• cherish: To care a lot about or love someone or something
• heal: To recover from or forget a bad experience
• attorney: Person giving legal advice; a lawyer
• destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
• persecution: Act of treating badly due to race, religion etc.
• alarm: Sound or light used for a warning or alert
• strengthen: To make something stronger
• important: Having power or authority
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• act: To behave in a certain way
• worship: Acts of respect and honor to God or a god
• accident: Sudden unplanned event causing damage, injury etc.
• volunteer: Working willingly without pay to help others
• host: Mass; a great number
• mansion: Very large, expensive home
• great: Very good; better than before
• celebrate: To observe an event or occasion, e.g. a birthday
• person: Man, woman or child
• quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
• poison: To affect something in a very negative way
• metal: Usually hard shiny material mined from rock
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• chef: Person whose job is to cook food in a restaurant
• testament: Evidence or proof (usually of something good)
• residence: Place where a person lives
• hammer: To bring severe damage, harm, or blame upon
• governor: Person who leads a state or province
• upstairs: On a floor above
• retrospect: A survey or review of a past course of events or period of time.
• handwriting: Way a person's writing looks
• blessing: To make something holy by saying a special prayer
• midnight: 12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
• arson: Crime of burning property
• relive: To remember a past time or event
• trooper: A US state police officer
• firefighter: Person whose job is stopping and putting out fires
• township: Administrative division of a county
• chaplain: Priest serving the army, a chapel, etc.
• passover: Jewish religious holiday