Vocabulary

• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• for the record: Said to ensure something is officially noted or remembered.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• on the line: At risk; in a situation where something could be lost.
• with a bang: In a sudden, noticeable, and exciting way.
• sober up: To become sober after being drunk.
• catch up: To become equal with another person
• charged with: To be officially accused of something
• en route: On the way; during a journey.
• at least: As a minimum
• last straw: The final problem in a series of problems that causes someone to lose patience or give up.
• point out: To make others aware of an idea
• search for: To try to find someone or something.
• screen in: To enclose a space with a screen or mesh.
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• come down to: To become in the end a matter of
• at once: Immediately; without delay
• in charge: To be responsible for
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• on sunday: Every Sunday; each Sunday.
• take back: To say you no longer agree with an opinion you had
• for someone: On behalf of or intended for a particular person.
• much about: A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
• slice of pizza: A portion of pizza cut from the whole
• have to: Must do
• fall for: To be deceived or tricked by someone
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• stick around: To remain in place; not leave or go
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• strike: To hit something
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• military: Army or armed forces
• furious: Extremely angry
• regime: A system of management; a form of government
• snooze: A short light sleep; nap
• resolution: End part of a story resolving the conflict
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
• sober: Not drunk
• accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
• shame: Feeling of guilt because you did something wrong
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• absolute: Complete; total; pure; not limited in any way
• violence: Strong physical force of nature
• resolve: To make a decision to do something
• hell: Any place of pain and suffering
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• carpet: Colored floor covering made of wool, etc.
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• promise: To say you will certainly do something
• invade: To enter something causing a harmful result
• liver: Organ from animals served as food
• steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
• boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
• operation: Business or company, or its activities
• dictator: Ruler who decides everything, and enforces it
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• puppet: Person or group that is controlled by another
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• announce: To make a public statement about a plan, decision
• train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
• overnight: (Becoming famous, etc.) in a short amount of time
• action: Something that a person or thing does
• clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
• united: To join or come together for the same goal
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• speed: How fast or slow something is or is done
• lipstick: Red, pink etc. makeup for the lips
• fool: An idiot; someone who does something stupid
• prize: Something won in a contest or given as an award
• earth: Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
• international: Of or relating to several countries
• peace: Calm and quiet state
• dark: Of a color that is not light
• kinetic: Of or relating to movement
• judicial: Concerning the orders and laws of a court
• twitter: To make small chattering sounds, like some birds
• cock: Adult male chicken
• wallpaper: Decorative paper for the walls of rooms
• glug: To make the sound of liquid coming from a bottle