Vocabulary

• new level: A higher or improved stage of achievement or quality.
• put out: To publish, e.g. a book
• hang out: To spend time with your friends
• in the hunt: Still competing or having a chance to succeed or win.
• turn around: To change your body to the opposite direction
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• best known: Most widely or popularly recognized, famous, or familiar.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• go nowhere: To be unsuccessful; to not achieve any progress or positive result.
• by all accounts: According to what everyone says; reportedly
• spot on: Exactly right; perfectly accurate.
• of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
• carve out: To create or obtain something through effort or skill.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• far cry from: Very different from.
• get together: To gather, or come together for some purpose
• light on: To illuminate something.
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• on paper: In theory or as a plan, but not necessarily in reality.
• in public: In a place where anyone can see or hear you.
• prepare yourself: To get yourself ready for something.
• switch on: To put something electrical on or off
• contract in: To formally engage someone by contract.
• under the radar: Without being noticed; avoiding attention.
• live out: To experience something, especially something that you have planned or hoped for.
• of all time: The best or most significant in history.
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• boost: To increase something; to make something better
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• chaos: State of utter confusion or disorder
• spot: A certain place or area
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• career: Particular occupation in professional life
• interpret: To express so that others understand it
• legacy: Literature, arts etc. from previous generations
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• version: Different way that someone interprets something
• crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
• decade: Period of 10 years
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• spirit: Person's strong determination or attitude
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• deny: To refuse to allow or accept something
• generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
• standard: Official unit of measuring something
• envision: To imagine or picture in your mind
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• riot: Person, thing, or event that is extremely funny
• expose: To make visible, without covering or protection
• peak: Part of a cap that sticks out over your eyes
• pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• sinister: Suggesting evil or danger; threatening
• original: Being first made, thought or performed; fresh
• debut: First performance, appearance, e.g. of opera star
• dormant: Temporarily not active/growing
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• carve: To cut a piece of cooked meat into thin slices
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• royalty: Members of a royal family
• chart: Drawing showing information in a clear way
• hollow: (Of objects) having nothing inside; not solid
• kale: Hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves
• group: Two or more musicians who play music together
• cover: To record a different version of another song
• undoubtedly: With certainty; without question; for sure
• quiet: Hidden, or done in a private way
• taint: To hurt or damage the good condition of something
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• cradle: Small bed for a baby, with rockers and sides
• live: To be alive
• band: Group of people who work together e.g. play music
• billboard: Large outdoor signboard with an ad on it
• northern: In or toward the north
• catalog: Book of items that are available for purchase
• notify: To inform; to communicate specific information
• ugly: (E.g. of a situation) bad; likely to turn nasty
• seminal: Being the inspiration for future development
• midnight: 12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
• idol: Person who is greatly admired
• postcard: Card for sending messages by post
• hallelujah: Shout or song of praise to God