Vocabulary

• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• back then: At that time in the past.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• deal with
• for long: For a considerable period of time.
• count in: To include someone in an activity or plan.
• inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• for days: For a long period of time; lasting several days.
• feel sick: To experience a sensation of nausea or illness
• take a hike: A rude way of telling someone to go away.
• stand for: To support a particular idea, e.g. in politics
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• enormous: Huge; very big; very important
• constant: Happening frequently or without pause
• bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
• amount: Quantity of something
• lethal: Causing or able to cause death
• admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
• freak: (Of weather, etc.) unusual; unpredictable; amazing
• toxic: Poisonous; harmful
• brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
• jerk: Someone you think is an idiot
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• military: Army or armed forces
• suck: To be very bad, undesirable or unpleasant
• ignore: To not listen to, look at, or pay attention to
• reaction: Bodily response to a drug or something eaten
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• urine: Yellow liquid waste from the body
• attitude: Way you act, think and feel about something
• alcohol: A colorless liquid that can catch fire (C2H5OH)
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• slam: To criticize sharply
• heck: Expressing surprise, or frustration
• tale: Story that is not true
• waste: To kill or severely harm someone
• stomach: Place in the body where food is processed
• documentary: Supported by written evidence
• pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
• urgent: Very important and needing immediate attention
• spinach: Vegetable with dark green leaves, full of iron
• kick: Feeling of enjoyment or excitement
• ache: To want something very badly
• daily: Happening every day
• medication: Substance to relieve pain or cure sickness
• captain: Title of a senior officer in the military
• marathon: Lasting for a long time
• bland: Plain; flavorless; dull
• missile: A weapon that is thrown, shot or launched
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• capitalism: Economic system where companies own industry
• scan: To look inside of the body with a special machine
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• guy: Man; boy; any person
• cover: To record a different version of another song
• elevate: To make something higher
• back: Farthest from the front e.g. in a classroom
• hurt: To cause pain, damage or injury
• masculinity: Trait of behaving in ways typical of men
• age: To keep food, wine for a long time to improve it
• hike: Large and unexpected increase in price, level etc.
• care: To feel interest, concern, or worry
• patriot: Person who loves and defends their own country
• shipping: To transport goods by boat, truck or plane
• turkey: Edible bird resembling a large chicken
• bathroom: Room where you take a bath or go to the toilet
• bunker: Section of a golf course that contains sand
• tow: Pulling another vehicle; being pulled thus
• terminator: Another name for exterminator
• cowboy: Man who tends cattle or sheep (often from a horse)
• restart: To begin working again after it has stopped
• housekeeper: Person employed to maintain a home for another
• yankee: Sometimes used insultingly an American