Vocabulary

• by now: At the present time or already; before the present.
• on deck: In baseball, being the next batter to come up to bat.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• call for: To demand, need or require (an action or thing)
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• enter into: To begin or become involved in something, such as an agreement or activity.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• to death: Extremely; to a great degree
• burn out: To overwork to mental or physical exhaustion
• look up to: To respect or admire someone
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• have to: Must do
• walk with: To accompany someone while walking.
• get up to: To do something slightly naughty
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• booze: Alcohol; alcoholic drink
• relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
• drain: Hole or pipe that water, waste etc. flows into
• wardrobe: Stock of clothes belonging to a person
• acknowledge: To say you have received a letter, gift, etc.
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
• pregnant: Carrying your unborn baby inside you
• drill: A machine that makes holes with a metal bit
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• strip: To remove your clothes (often sexily for someone)
• beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
• grand: A counter for 1000 of something
• immerse: To put something in liquid until it is covered
• deem: To judge something to be a certain thing, way
• chamber: Enclosed space that contains something
• monologue: Long speech given by one person, often in a play
• scary: Causing fear; frightening
• imminent: Happening soon; about to happen
• void: Empty feeling because nothing interests you
• skull: Structure of bones forming the face and head
• relieve: To make less boring by making some change
• confusion: Not knowing what to do; state of disorder
• immigrant: Person moving to another country to live there
• emotionally: In a way that shows your feelings
• storm: To act violently or angrily
• scream: To make a sudden loud, high sound
• cerebral: Having or concerning ideas rather than emotions
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• empathize: To imagine or understand how others feel
• deck: Floor built into a ship, bus, plane or home
• ferry: Passenger boat on a regular schedule
• terminal: End part of some structure or concept
• violate: To abuse, damage or disrespect
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• requirement: A demand that someone does something
• hibernation: (Of animals) spending a winter asleep or resting
• demise: Concerning a death
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• passage: Process of moving through time
• captain: Title of a senior officer in the military
• pack: Bag carried on the back of donkey, etc.
• expansion: Making or becoming larger
• brave: (Old-fashioned) A native American warrior
• burn: To destroy with fire
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• freeze: To harden to a solid below zero degrees
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• blizzard: Powerful windstorm with large amounts of snow
• pocket: Small cloth bag sewn into clothing to hold things
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• replica: An exact copy of something
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• solemn: Serious and dignified
• wagon: Four wheel vehicle used to transport things
• wedge: Golf club designed to hit the ball high in the air
• mound: Raised area on the ground on which pitcher stands
• robe: Long loose piece of clothing denoting high rank
• truck: Homegrown vegetables and fruit for sale