Vocabulary

• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• stay up: To not go to bed until late
• for some reason: For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• going on: To continue doing something
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• bunch: A group of things of the same kind
• deserve: To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• viral: Of or caused by a virus
• protein: Group of molecules made from amino acids
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• melatonin: Hormone secreted by the pineal gland
• nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• crunch: To crush something into pieces
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• promise: To say you will certainly do something
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
• melt: To disappear or to go away
• plate: Flat dish used for eating or serving food
• sour: (Of relationship) to cease to be good or friendly
• reinvent: To present something in a new and interesting way
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• invent: To create something such as a story or excuse
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• loud: Being very bright with colors, clothes etc.
• popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
• production: Process of producing or growing food naturally
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• muscle: Physical power
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• tart: Dish baked in an open pastry case
• powder: Dry material made up of small powder-like pieces
• cottage: Small house in the country
• magnesium: Silver, white metal burning with a white flame
• blender: Electrically powered mixer
• shy: Afraid of meeting people; lacking self-confidence
• sugary: Too sweet; insincere
• cream: Pale color that is yellowish white
• freezer: Electric refrigerator operating below zero degrees
• kid: Child or young person
• northern: In or toward the north
• crazy: Mentally ill; mad
• sugar: Substance which the body stores or uses for energy
• mix: To combine two or more things to make one
• harden: To make or become hard or firm
• cherry: Small, round fruit with a red or black skin
• grape: Fruit from which wine is made
• poppy: Red flowering plant, a source of heroin
• bedtime: Time you go to bed
• soda: Sweet bubbly flavored drink
• tong: Chinese secret society or fraternal organization
• grandma: Mother of your father or mother
• cheesecake: A cake made with cream cheese
• oop: Sound people make when they make a mistake