Vocabulary

• wax on: To apply wax to a surface.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• behind the curtain: Secretly; not in public view.
• go on: To continue doing something
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• in reference to: Relating to; with regard to
• everyday people: Ordinary or common people, without special status or wealth.
• have to: Must do
• have a heart: Show mercy or compassion to someone.
• all the things: Everything; all items or aspects
• stand out
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• of old: From a long time ago; in the past.
• at least: As a minimum
• go over there: To move or travel to a specific location.
• be with: To accompany someone; to be in someone's presence.
• in the ground: Located within or beneath the surface of the earth.
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• stay away: To keep a distance from something or someone; to avoid approaching.
• much about: A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• at the moment: At this time; now
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• repetition: When something occurs again
• trick: To fool someone in order to obtain a result
• character: Person in a story, movie or play
• advantage: Thing making the chance of success higher
• familiar: Well-known or easily recognized
• reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• refer: To talk about or write about something
• attention: Taking notice of someone or something
• actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• quiz: A game in which players answer questions on topics
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• boredom: Feeling of being uninterested or unexcited
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• brick: Baked clay block used to build houses, walls
• channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
• fantasy: Something imagined and very different from reality
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• block: Solid piece of material used for building
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• curtain: Piece of cloth used to cover a window
• bliss: Great joy or happiness
• person: Man, woman or child
• shadow: To cover something with shade
• ignorance: Lack of information or knowledge about something
• wax: (Of the moon) to get bigger, like a full circle
• creativity: Ability to imagine new ideas
• interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• rusty: Performing badly from lack of practice
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• guy: Man; boy; any person
• spring: Coil of metal that lessens impact, e.g. on cars
• wizard: Man with magical powers
• tornado: Violent storm with strong winds
• activist: A person who tries to change a government, society
• karate: A Japanese martial art; weaponless self-defense
• emerald: Green-colored gemstone
• potter: To spend time, e.g. gardening, without hurrying
• ugly: (E.g. of a situation) bad; likely to turn nasty
• unemotional: Not tending to express feelings openly
• oz: Abbreviation for 'ounce' or 'ounces'