Vocabulary

• shy away from: To avoid something because of nervousness or a lack of confidence.
• have to: Must do
• wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
• talk about it: To discuss a particular subject.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• for best: An expression meaning ‘it is better to’ or ‘to do something for the best outcome’.
• much anticipated: Eagerly awaited; greatly expected.
• down with: Suffering from an illness.
• on the street: Located on or along a public road in a town or city.
• get it together: To organize your life and become more responsible.
• take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• back up: To save a copy of your computer data
• to date: Up to the present time; until now.
• on tour: Time a soldier is away from home for work
• go on: To continue doing something
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• in public: In a place where anyone can see or hear you.
• check on: To check that things are OK, correct
• by now: At the present time or already; before the present.
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• vulnerable: Being open to attack or damage
• stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
• exclusive: Being available only to people with a lot of money
• conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
• confident: Feeling that you can do well at something
• crush: Strong attraction to someone
• viral: Of or caused by a virus
• court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
• pregnant: Carrying your unborn baby inside you
• physically: In a manner related to the body
• anticipate: To expect or look ahead to something positively
• rip: To tear or split roughly or cause to tear or split
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• divorce: Legal breakup of a marriage
• speculation: Taking risks that might lead to big profits
• heal: To recover from or forget a bad experience
• promote: To try to encourage popularity/sales of a product
• bump: To bounce along over a rough surface
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• debut: First performance, appearance, e.g. of opera star
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• eager: Very excited and interested
• interview: To formally ask questions about a given topic
• glow: Pink color in the face, e.g. from exercise/emotion
• rumor: To gossip; to tell a story about other people
• point: An item to be discussed
• offset: To compensate for or counterbalance the effect of
• dig: To move material to create a hole
• range: Cooking stove with multiple burners
• imaginary: Not real; existing only in your imagination
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
• rehearsal: Practicing e.g. play, speech before a performance
• award: To give a prize for doing something well
• attack: To try to destroy, beat, or injure
• rap: To hit sharply or repeatedly with something
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• firsthand: Received directly from a source
• weak: Not having a strong character
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• supportive: Providing help and support to someone or something
• want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• corset: Stiffened garment worn to make you look slimmer
• superstar: Someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field