Vocabulary

• along with: In addition to; together with.
• on the record: Officially documented or registered.
• go after: To chase or pursue something
• from time to time: Occasionally; sometimes but not regularly.
• in a while: In a short period of time; soon.
• once in a while: Occasionally; not very often.
• next to: Being located along side another
• like hell: Used to express strong disagreement or refusal.
• look into: To investigate or try to discover the reasons for
• to date: Up to the present time; until now.
• make for: To go to or toward something/someone for a reason
• climb down: To descend, especially from a height, using your hands and feet.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• bring back: To cause to remember
• for days: For a long period of time; lasting several days.
• on sunday: Every Sunday; each Sunday.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• stick around: To remain in place; not leave or go
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• vital: Needed to support life; essential
• unprecedented: Not having happened before, or to such a degree
• split: No longer married or in a relationship
• rational: Able to think clearly
• blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
• lean: To balance against or on something for support
• craft: To make by hand and with much skill
• cabinet: Piece of furniture resembling a cupboard
• chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• vanity: When you are too proud of your appearance/ability
• aid: To help others and provide things
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
• article: Word such as 'a', 'an', or 'the' used before nouns
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• stream: To send a constant flow of data over the internet
• quirky: Odd or unusual; strange
• gossip: To talk about others' private lives
• secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• insist: To demand that someone do something
• bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• scream: To make a sudden loud, high sound
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• choke: To cause someone not to breathe
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• shrimp: Small edible salt-water shellfish with many legs
• poetry: Poetic writing; imaginative verses
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• bite: Amount of food taken into your mouth at one time
• swarm: Large group of flying insects moving together
• ladder: Series of levels to go up in society or business
• infiltrate: To enter a group, place to get secret information
• twitch: To draw, pull, or move suddenly and sharply; jerk
• happen: To take place or occur
• hurt: To cause pain, damage or injury
• telescope: Tube-shaped device used to see a great distance
• carefree: Without cares or responsibilities
• drool: To show that one likes something a lot
• evidently: In a manner that is easy to see, notice, or sense
• spy: Person who gets secret information about an enemy
• honk: To make a loud noise like that of a horn
• cockroach: Insect with a hard, flat wing and long antennae
• musk: Strong sweet-smelling substance used in perfume
• bunker: Section of a golf course that contains sand
• ballroom: Large room used mainly for dancing
• hiss: To make a very long 's' sound to show disapproval
• roach: Another name for cockroach, an insect
• daytime: The time of day you can see the sun
• bobby: Police officer (UK slang)