Vocabulary

• give it up: To stop trying to do something
• in the news: Being widely reported in the media.
• on the nose: Exactly; precisely at the stated time or amount.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• run away from: To run somewhere, e.g. to escape from something
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• delicate: Easily broken or damaged
• physically: In a manner related to the body
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• pour: To fill a person's glass or cup with a drink
• retail: Business of selling products to the public
• scientific: Concerning academic study of the physical world
• blend: To combine different elements or substances
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• assault: To attack someone physically or emotionally
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• ferment: To go through a chemical change to make alcohol
• monologue: Long speech given by one person, often in a play
• source: Piece of information; a person giving information
• aim: Act of pointing something at a target
• apologize: To say sorry because of a mistake or injury
• arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
• loose: To shoot or fire something from a gun
• lounge: Long, extended chair to sit or lie down on
• chop: To cut into pieces with an up and down motion
• claw: Long, sharp, and usually curved nail of an animal
• neighborhood: Area of a town or city that people live in
• ferry: Passenger boat on a regular schedule
• sour: (Of relationship) to cease to be good or friendly
• terminal: End part of some structure or concept
• lawn: Fine cotton cloth, either plain or printed
• sleeve: Part of a garment covering the arm
• yeast: A single-celled fungi used to make bread and beer
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• rack: A frame, stand, hook on which things are hung
• captain: Title of a senior officer in the military
• lay: Amateur; not being a trained priest
• discover: To find something new that was not known before
• announcement: Act of informing people about something publicly
• aggravate: To make a negative situation even worse
• boil: To become extremely angry or excited
• porn: Short for pornography
• weapon: An advantage to help win a contest or conflict
• flour: Powder made from a grain used in cooking
• discard: To take a card out of your hand in a card game
• share: Part-ownership in a property, business or company
• installment: One of many payments you have to make
• examination: (Medical) test to find out what is wrong
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• slim: Being thin in an appealing way
• drunk: To put liquid in your body through your mouth
• add: To include as well
• thin: Flowing with ease; with a high percentage of water
• rib: One of the curved bones protecting the chest/heart
• story: One of many floors or levels in a building
• dress: Women's garment with a top part and a skirt
• alligator: A large reptile like a crocodile
• man: Humans in general, including male and female
• dumpster: Container designed to receive and transport and dump waste
• sweet: Piece of candy, or other food containing sugar
• power: Legal or official right to perform certain actions
• genital: Concerning sexual organs
• buffalo: Wild animal with horns similar to a large cow
• pork: Meat of a pig, used for food
• baguette: Long thin loaf of French bread
• mower: Machine with blades to cut grass
• prosciutto: Italian salt-cured ham usually sliced paper thin
• distil: To collect the pure form by heating liquid