Vocabulary

• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• on second thought: After reconsidering; changing one's mind.
• wait on: To serve customers in a restaurant, shop, etc.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• grab: To take and hold something quickly
• barely: Only just; just possible
• dull: Not exciting or interesting; boring; lifeless
• theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
• abuse: To mistreat or be cruel towards someone
• remarkable: Interesting and unexpected, worthy of notice
• interrupt: To stop something from happening for a while
• technically: In an exact and particular manner
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• withstand: To remain unaffected by something or someone
• square: Shape with 4 equal length sides and 4 equal angles
• solve: To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
• acid: Sour substance that reacts with metals e.g. lemon
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• shoot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
• goodness: (Used to express slight surprise)
• gum: To cover or stick with adhesive
• give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
• mint: Candies with the taste of mint
• inch: 1/12th of a foot (2.54 centimeters)
• hope: When you wish something will happen; what you wish
• mouth: Hole in the face used for eating and talking
• soon: At a time not long from now
• wait: To delay or not do something until later
• mix: To combine two or more things to make one
• glass: Clear hard container used for drinking
• wolf: A dog-like wild animal
• shoe: Outer covering for the foot, often made of leather
• nice: Being attractive or of high quality or value
• citric: Concerning an acid often obtained from lemons
• blue: Color of the clear sky