Vocabulary

• on camera: While being filmed or recorded.
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• off camera: Not being filmed or recorded.
• have to: Must do
• in favor of: Expressing support or approval for someone or something.
• famous last words: An ironic comment made before something goes wrong.
• look through: To examine carefully to see what is there
• come for: To arrive to collect someone or something.
• check out
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• stand for: To support a particular idea, e.g. in politics
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• bring back: To cause to remember
• eat in: To have a meal at home instead of going out.
• in charge: To be responsible for
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• come by: To become the owner of something, e.g. by accident
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• on the shelf: Located on a shelf.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• miserable: Very unhappy
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• pregnant: Carrying your unborn baby inside you
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• sweat: To do an amount of hard work
• poll: Process of gathering opinions by asking questions
• toddler: Young child learning to walk
• attorney: Person giving legal advice; a lawyer
• additional: Further or added
• investigation: Search for information about something
• bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
• drown: To kill something by putting it under water
• shelf: Flat, narrow surface on an area of rock or sand
• gourmet: Person with a taste for good food and drink
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
• immigrant: Person moving to another country to live there
• economic: Concerning trade, industry, and money
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• suspicion: Feeling that something or something is doubtful
• justice: Quality of being fair, equal, or just
• breeze: To act in a confident way; walk, enter confidently
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• crumble: To break into small parts or crumbs
• unanimous: Having one opinion agreed to by everyone
• worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
• flight: Act of leaving a place, usually to escape danger
• length: Distance from one end of a pool to the other
• senate: A board of governors at a college or university
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• secretary: Office worker who makes appointments, etc.
• hamster: Small animal with small tail, and large cheeks
• attendant: Someone who helps at a gas station, theater etc.
• warrant: Official authorization for some action or decision
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• lobster: Large hard-shelled sea crustacean, prized as food
• inform: To give information or facts about something
• decoration: Making something more attractive or beautiful
• travel: To go to a place that is far away
• jeopardize: To pose a threat to; present a danger to
• brute: Man who is extremely violent or mean
• rattle: To make a series of sharp noises by shaking
• champagne: French sparkling drink used for celebrations
• tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
• age: To keep food, wine for a long time to improve it
• department: Division of a larger part or organization
• terrify: To scare or greatly frighten
• nudity: State in which a person is not wearing any clothes
• civility: Or courteous behavior and politeness
• huff: Feeling of being offended, upset or angry
• piggy: Childish name for pig
• bastion: Something that protects or preserves a way of life
• goodnight: (Said as you go to bed, leave someone at night)