Vocabulary

• glow up: To have a major and impressive improvement in appearance, style, or confidence.
• of late: Recently; lately.
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• dive in: To start doing something with a lot of enthusiasm.
• kick off: To start a football match.
• play on: To exploit or take advantage of something, such as someone's emotions or weaknesses.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• with just: Using only; with no more than.
• grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• on steroids: Greatly enhanced or intensified; more powerful or effective than usual.
• sit down: To take a seat
• no shame: Without a sense of embarrassment or guilt.
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• every single night: Each and every night; without exception.
• mental: Concerning the mind
• rhythm: Pattern of events, motions, or changes
• ritual: Performed as part of a ceremony
• technique: Way of doing by using special knowledge or skill
• repetition: When something occurs again
• ancient: Very old; having lived a very long time ago
• character: Person in a story, movie or play
• effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
• elite: The richest, most powerful, best-educated, or best-trained group in a society
• metaphor: Imaginative use of words to reveal a similarity
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• intricate: Very detailed or difficult to untangle
• statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• tiny: Very, very small
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• pause: To stop doing for a while before continuing
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• ego: Opinion you have about yourself and your worth
• empty: Containing nothing; with no contents
• cram: To add more to something that is already full
• visual: Of or relating to vision
• silence: State of being quiet and not talking for a time
• topic: Subject or issue people talk or write about
• talent: Natural ability of a person to do something well
• recite: To speak aloud a passage from memory
• grid: Electrical network supplying electricity to area
• activate: To cause to happen; cause a chemical reaction
• loop: A circle or curved shape, as when you tie a lace
• secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
• hack: To illegally access someone else's computer
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• habit: Loose clothing like a cloak, worn by monks, nuns
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• memorize: To study something so that you remember it
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• chemistry: The study of the structure of substances
• recall: (Company) asking for the return of faulty goods
• glow: Pink color in the face, e.g. from exercise/emotion
• active: Moving around a lot or doing many things
• ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
• fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• ridiculously: Extremely; so much so that people might laugh
• unstoppable: Not capable of being stopped
• shockingly: Extremely or greatly (in a bad way)
• samurai: Japanese warrior from centuries ago
• mini: Small British car
• topper: A worker who cuts tops off (e.g. of trees)
• reread: To read again