Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• under control: Being managed or restrained; not out of hand.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
• nasty: Very bad, unpleasant, or offensive
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• authority: The power to give orders to people
• contact: Touching or feeling something
• board: Surface for posting or showing information
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• empty: Containing nothing; with no contents
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• poll: Process of gathering opinions by asking questions
• leave: To go away from; depart
• discuss: To talk about seriously or in great detail
• excuse: To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
• bump: To bounce along over a rough surface
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• beneficial: Giving an advantage, having a helpful effect
• bend: To become curved or no longer straight
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• restore: To return a thing to its original condition
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• storm: To act violently or angrily
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
• public: Owned by the government
• schedule: A list of events and their times
• flatter: To praise in a rather false way, to get something
• bright: Cheerful and happy (manner)
• excellent: Extremely good
• trustworthy: Honest and reliable
• captain: Title of a senior officer in the military
• tide: Way opinions or events are developing or changing
• thoughtful: Concerned about needs and feelings of other people
• invite: To ask someone to go somewhere or do something
• image: Picture, sculpture or painting of something
• wholesome: Good for you; promoting health in a person/thing
• ceo: CEO for Chief Operating Officer
• oz: Abbreviation for 'ounce' or 'ounces'