Vocabulary

• all along: From the beginning; all the time.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• for a minute: For a short period of time; briefly.
• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• bounce back: To return quickly to a normal condition after a difficult situation or illness.
• vacant lot: An empty piece of land, especially in a city or town.
• on the move: Traveling or going from place to place.
• therapy: Treatment to help cure an illness
• spot: A certain place or area
• doubt: Not being sure of something; lack of certainty
• resilient: Recovering quickly from something bad
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
• bond: Rope, chain or other thing used to tie someone up
• therapeutic: Intended to make things (e.g. illness) better
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• preserve: To cook food so it can be kept for long periods
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• pour: To fill a person's glass or cup with a drink
• survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
• humanity: Quality of being understanding or sympathetic
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• silence: State of being quiet and not talking for a time
• vehicle: Machine (such as a car) used to carry things
• bounce: A person's energy or confidence
• habitat: Natural place where a plant or animal lives
• grateful: Feeling or showing thanks; thankful
• heal: To recover from or forget a bad experience
• collective: Business owned or controlled by its workers
• goal: Something you try to do or achieve; an aim
• silent: Without making any noise; soundless
• destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• storm: To act violently or angrily
• hurricane: Very severe storm usually occurs near the ocean
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• piece: A counter in a board game
• flood: To quickly appear unexpectedly and in volume
• neighborhood: Area of a town or city that people live in
• anniversary: Date occuring every year of a past event, wedding
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• license: To give official permission to do something
• minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
• ward: Person's name
• return: To hit something back to the other player or team
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• acoustic: Connected with sound or hearing
• vacant: Having no fixtures, furniture, or inhabitants
• lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• fresh: Clean; not used or dirty
• upper: Drug that improves mood or increases energy
• gulf: Part of a sea partially surrounded by land
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• domino: Flat rectangular blocks with spots used in a game
• barge: Large low boat with a flat bottom
• landfall: Seacoast first sighted on a voyage or flight
• bass: Type of fish
• levee: Structure to prevent a river from overflowing
• randy: Wanting to have sex (often)