Vocabulary

• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• cut through: To pass or go directly through something, often overcoming an obstacle.
• have to: Must do
• go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
• fill up
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
• advantage: Thing making the chance of success higher
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• exact: Completely correct; accurate; specific
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• curious: Wanting to know more about something
• frankly: Speaking honestly and directly
• crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• tangible: Able to be touched or felt; real
• sustain: To lengthen or continue to do something
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• pledge: To make a promise; make an oath
• deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
• performance: Act of doing something
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• assault: To attack someone physically or emotionally
• respect: To follow the established rules
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• rural: Concerning the country as opposed to the city
• abandon: To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
• raw: Being uncontrolled or strong, as your emotions
• crime: Act that is believed to be a mistake or foolish
• damn: To cause the downfall or failure of; criticize
• frustrate: To make annoyed because things don't go well
• border: To be right next to another country or state
• century: Period of 100 years
• bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• solve: To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• staff: Employees of a company
• overlap: To lie over or cover a part of something else
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• fill: To make something full
• pump: To make liquid or gas flow in a particular direction
• fictional: Including people and events that are not real
• leak: Act of (gas, liquid) escaping through a small hole
• pardon: To forgive for some error or fault; let off
• motto: Short sentence/phrase expressing aims of a group
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
• govern: To officially control land and make policies
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• tank: Container for holding liquid or gas
• terribly: To an extreme degree; badly; very
• governor: Person who leads a state or province
• apprenticeship: Learning a job from an expert
• politic: Careful what you say; diplomatic
• northern: In or toward the north
• tier: One of the rising rows of seats, e.g. in a stadium
• potter: To spend time, e.g. gardening, without hurrying
• commonality: Sharing of common features
• lifeline: Rope or cord used to attach a person to a boat
• keystone: Central building block at the top of an arch