Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in writing: Expressed or presented in written form, rather than spoken.
• have to: Must do
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• going on: To continue doing something
• in the streets: Located or happening outdoors in public roads or areas.
• on the streets: Without a home; homeless or exposed outdoors.
• of old: From a long time ago; in the past.
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• slow down: To reduce the speed
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• in a while: In a short period of time; soon.
• feel sorry for: To experience sympathy or pity for someone.
• by accident: Without intending to; unintentionally.
• break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• bring down: To destroy (government, etc.) forcefully
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• better understanding: An improved level of comprehension or knowledge.
• live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
• all over the place: In a state of disorder; scattered everywhere.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• phrase: Common expression or saying
• mental: Concerning the mind
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
• express: To send something by fast mail
• sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
• metaphor: Imaginative use of words to reveal a similarity
• relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• presentation: Act of giving a formal talk about something
• impression: Effect or feeling resulting from an experience
• conference: Series of lectures held as an event
• flat: Apartment; set of rooms for living in
• suspect: Person thought to have committed a crime
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• appeal: Ability to attract interest, attention, or desire
• odor: A certain smell, often strong or distinct
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• analogy: Comparison of things based on their similarity
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• conspiracy: Plan made in secret to do something illegal
• sweat: To do an amount of hard work
• wreck: Car, plane, boat accident damaging the vehicle
• relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
• visual: Of or relating to vision
• topic: Subject or issue people talk or write about
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• leave: To go away from; depart
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• complicate: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
• important: Having power or authority
• dust: To apply a fine powder to, e.g. sugar to a cake
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• spice: Plant used for making food sweet or hot-tasting
• pungent: Being very strong in smell or taste
• descriptive: Telling what something is like or looks like
• paste: To move computer data from one page to another
• rag: Piece of old cloth, usually used for cleaning
• garbage: Waste material that has been thrown out
• clothe: To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress
• huff: Feeling of being offended, upset or angry
• angel: Supernatural human figure from heaven with wings
• fedora: Hat made of felt with a brim and a creased crown