Vocabulary

• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• play it cool: To act calm and relaxed, especially in a stressful situation.
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• under wraps: Kept secret or confidential.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• in the loop: Being kept informed about something.
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• wind down: To become quiet or calm, after activity
• swear by: To have great confidence in something; to believe that something is very effective.
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• hilarious: Extremely amusing; very funny
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
• confident: Feeling that you can do well at something
• express: To send something by fast mail
• brag: To speak too proudly about yourself
• epic: Going on for a long time; awe-inspiring
• crush: Strong attraction to someone
• encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
• casual: Being careless or having little thought or effort
• impression: Effect or feeling resulting from an experience
• expert: Skillful person with special knowledge
• tongue: Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
• personality: Way someone is or reacts to life or other people
• clever: Funny in a way that shows intelligence
• desperately: In a way that shows you don't have much hope
• virtual: Existing only on the internet or on a computer
• tactic: One of the ways you attempt to achieve a strategy
• swear: To say bad or impolite words to someone
• ditch: To abandon or give up a plan, etc.
• burst: To move (arrive, exit, etc.) suddenly or hurriedly
• swap: To exchange goods without spending money; trade
• spark: Small piece of burning material produced by fire
• pace: Rate of speed at which something moves or happens
• excitement: When people feel very happy and enthusiastic
• accomplishment: Something you succeed in after hard work
• beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• anticipation: Pleasurable feeling about a future event
• anecdote: Brief story based on personal experience
• memorable: Worthy of being remembered; striking; outstanding
• nerve: Fibers in the body that enable feeling, movement
• flirt: To behave playfully to arouse romantic interest
• mystery: Quality of being strange and not understood
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• tease: To purposefully bother an animal
• leave: To go away from; depart
• impress: To make an emotional impact upon
• poke: To give a push, thrust, or jab
• scramble: To cause war planes to take off quickly
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• text: To send a message by phone or other device
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• opt: To choose one thing rather than other choices
• intrigue: To make someone interested or curious
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• flood: To quickly appear unexpectedly and in volume
• hook: Bent tool used to catch fish or to hang things on
• contest: Struggle or competition between rivals
• last: Final; with nothing following; after all others
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• delightful: Greatly pleasing or entertaining
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• thoughtful: Concerned about needs and feelings of other people
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• witty: Making a joke in a clever or intelligent way
• skip: Very large waste disposal bin
• surefire: (Of success/result) very certain; very effective
• chime: To make a musical, harmonious sound
• banter: Type of friendly, joking talk
• playbook: Notebook with diagrams of the plays of a team
• limbo: An uncertain situation that you cannot control and in which there is no progress or improvement
• nightfall: Time of day immediately following sunset