Vocabulary

• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• for long: For a considerable period of time.
• under fire: Being heavily criticized.
• chicken feed: A very small or insignificant amount of money.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• in keeping with: In agreement with; consistent with.
• right for: Suitable or appropriate for a particular person, purpose, or situation.
• in sight: Visible; able to be seen.
• fry up: To cook food quickly in a pan using hot fat or oil.
• courtesy of: Provided or permitted by (someone or something).
• out of order: Not in proper working condition; broken.
• check out
• in question: Being doubted or disputed; under discussion.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• back then: At that time in the past.
• on the floor: Located on the ground or bottom surface of a room.
• through the ceiling: To increase or rise very sharply.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• stick around: To remain in place; not leave or go
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• adorable: Lovable or appealing, e.g. like a cute child
• campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• surge: Sudden movement in one direction by many
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• version: Different way that someone interprets something
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• feature: Special report in a magazine or paper
• reference: A letter of recommendation, e.g. for a job
• upset: (Of stomach, etc.) not functioning well; sick
• vomit: Food coming back up from stomach, due to illness
• notorious: Being famous or publicly known for something bad
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• trail: Series of marks or signs left by something moving
• technically: In an exact and particular manner
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• deem: To judge something to be a certain thing, way
• leave: To go away from; depart
• courtesy: Polite and respectful behavior
• restore: To return a thing to its original condition
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• rally: Public meeting to support or oppose something
• liquor: Strong alcoholic beverage
• repulsive: Very unpleasant; that almost makes you feel sick
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• fetch: To go and get something and bring it back
• choke: To cause someone not to breathe
• drug: Illegal substance taken for effect on the mind
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• cocaine: Illegal drug made from coca leaves
• fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
• pardon: To forgive for some error or fault; let off
• diplomat: Person representing their government overseas
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• announce: To make a public statement about a plan, decision
• store: To put things in a place for later use
• tradition: An event, custom or way common to a people or race
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• toiletry: Items for washing and taking care of your body
• full: Containing all the parts; complete
• intruder: A burglar; robber
• raccoon: A nocturnal mammal with a ringed tail
• show: To be easily seen or displayed
• word: Unit of language that has a meaning
• mask: To hide something so that it cannot be seen
• antidepressant: Medicine used to treat depression
• bathroom: Room where you take a bath or go to the toilet
• phoenix: Mythical bird that was burned but rose from ashes
• stun: To greatly shock or surprise; totally amaze
• angel: Supernatural human figure from heaven with wings
• rodeo: Show in which cowboys rope or corral bulls, etc.
• cocoa: Brown powder from a large bean, used for chocolate
• cuckoo: Bird that lays its eggs in the nest of other birds
• panda: White and black bear-like mammal from China
• yonder: Distant but within sight
• sonny: Friendly way of addressing a boy