Vocabulary

• great minds think alike: Used to express that intelligent people often have the same ideas.
• of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
• cold feet: To be nervous or scared before doing something important.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
• at this rate: If things continue as they are now.
• one and the same: Exactly the same person or thing.
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• ridiculous: Funny or foolish; deserving to be laughed at
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
• bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
• casual: Being careless or having little thought or effort
• society: A group who meet to share values or interests
• upset: (Of stomach, etc.) not functioning well; sick
• huge: Very very large
• trap: Device used for catching animals
• spirit: Person's strong determination or attitude
• reckless: Being dangerous and not caring about the results
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• pleasure: Feeling of happiness, enjoyment, or satisfaction
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• fortune: What might happen to you in the future
• shame: Feeling of guilt because you did something wrong
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• leave: To go away from; depart
• damn: To cause the downfall or failure of; criticize
• idiot: A person who is foolish or not very smart
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• roll: Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
• sudden: Happening or done quickly or unexpectedly
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• great: Very good; better than before
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• madness: Obsolete term for legal insanity
• derive: To come from another thing
• interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
• burn: To destroy with fire
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
• gamble: To play games to win money
• capitalist: Person believing in private ownership of property
• dice: To cut food or other things into small pieces
• gambling: Act of betting money on events
• showdown: Game or contest where final result will be decided
• throng: Large group of people
• scissor: To cut with or as if with scissors
• yen: Currency used in Japan