Vocabulary

• make for: To go to or toward something/someone for a reason
• in the news: Being widely reported in the media.
• by the book: According to the rules; strictly
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• have to: Must do
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
• viral: Of or caused by a virus
• exercise: To work out to become stronger and healthier
• vibe: Distinct emotional aura experienced instinctively
• primary: Most important, most basic or essential
• segment: Part divided from the other parts of something
• roam: To move about freely without a set destination
• snuggle: To put yourself into a warm, comfortable position
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• monologue: Long speech given by one person, often in a play
• phase: Different stages of the moon from new to full
• elegant: Having or showing grace, style or beauty
• trend: Current style or fashion
• rescue: To save someone who is in danger or in trouble
• poke: To give a push, thrust, or jab
• utility: Public services such as gas, water, or electricity
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• compact: Small case with face powder and a mirror
• arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
• inflict: To make someone endure (something bad)
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• chain: To feel to be bound or tied to
• crash: To damage an object by causing it to hit something
• pole: One of two opposite ideas, qualities or positions
• sack: To put something in a large bag
• ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
• stitch: Pain in your side after running or exercising
• pouch: Pocket; a folded area that holds something
• verb: Word that expresses an action or state
• homicide: A murder
• murder: Something that is difficult or painful to do
• bind: To cover a wound, as with a bandage
• wire: Thin, flexible thread of metal
• monogamy: Practice of having only one partner/wife/husband
• tie: To attach things (together) with a string or rope
• part: Division of a book
• leather: Chemically tanned animal skin, e.g. for shoes
• pardon: To forgive for some error or fault; let off
• torn: To move very quickly, often with carelessness
• ass: (Impolite) part of the human body that you sit on
• guy: Man; boy; any person
• tradition: An event, custom or way common to a people or race
• mayor: Head of a town or city government
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• knuckle: Rounded bone where the fingers can bend
• monogamous: Having one sexual partner
• engine: Machine that changes energy into mechanical motion
• long: Person's name
• calf: Young cow
• flap: Motion or sound of something waving back and forth
• hut: Small and simple building
• man: Humans in general, including male and female
• domino: Flat rectangular blocks with spots used in a game
• gambling: Act of betting money on events
• gravel: Very small pieces of rock often used to make paths
• triple: Group or set of three
• strangle: To kill by squeezing the throat, e.g. with a rope
• getaway: Rapid escape (as by criminals)
• slogan: Distinctive phrase used in political campaign, etc.
• genital: Concerning sexual organs
• cacao: Dark beans that are the basis of chocolate
• deer: Large wild animal with long thin legs and antlers
• sheep: Animal with a woolly coat raised for meat or wool
• moor: To tie up a boat so it will not float away
• pig: Animal that bacon, pork and ham come from
• transformer: Electrical device to change electrical voltage