Vocabulary

• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• coming and going: The activity of people arriving and departing from a place.
• vulnerable: Being open to attack or damage
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• grab: To take and hold something quickly
• thrive: To be or become healthy or successful
• bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• spirit: Person's strong determination or attitude
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• empty: Containing nothing; with no contents
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• invest: To use resources to build for the future
• costume: Special clothes, e.g. clothes for acting in a film
• abandon: To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
• bounce: A person's energy or confidence
• leave: To go away from; depart
• excuse: To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
• junk: Something that is old, useless, or has no value
• condemn: To say that (a building) is too unsafe to be used
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• staff: Employees of a company
• tweak: To make a small change or adjustment
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• murder: Something that is difficult or painful to do
• business: A company formed for making profit
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• part: Division of a book
• lawsuit: A proceeding in law courts to get a legal decision
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• rash: Without much thought; done or acting too quickly
• swift: Quick
• legally: In a way that is allowed by or related to laws
• vacant: Having no fixtures, furniture, or inhabitants
• location: Particular position or area of place, event, etc.
• shutter: Part of a camera that opens to allow in light
• fog: Cloudy air that makes seeing things difficult