Vocabulary

• vote in: To elect someone into a position by voting.
• dawn on: If something dawns on you, you realize it for the first time.
• work to do: Tasks or activities that need to be accomplished.
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
• have at: To attack someone or something.
• at least: As a minimum
• dream up: To invent or imagine something, especially something unusual or ingenious.
• in power: Having control of a country or organization.
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• listen in: To secretly listen to a conversation.
• run to: To have enough money; be able to pay; afford
• slip out: To leave a place quietly or secretly, so that no one notices you.
• now or never: An opportunity that must be taken immediately, or it will be lost.
• stand back: To move away from something, usually to create space or avoid danger.
• after dinner: Following the meal of dinner.
• clean up after: To tidy or remove mess left by oneself or others.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• on equal terms: Having the same rights, conditions, or opportunities.
• ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• opinion: Court judge's statement why a decision was made
• slip: Act of beginning to fall from losing balance
• domestic: Someone paid to help with housework in your house
• shrink: To become smaller
• alter: To change so (clothing) fits better
• sustain: To lengthen or continue to do something
• emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
• perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
• precision: Performed in a very careful, detailed manner
• modest: Not large in amount, size, etc.; moderate
• estate: A large piece of land, usually with a large house
• spin: To make a ball rotate when throwing it
• scrub: To clean with hard rubbing
• equal: Same in shape, size, or number
• grand: A counter for 1000 of something
• dawn: First light of day
• prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
• chamber: Enclosed space that contains something
• civil: Of citizens of a country; not military, criminal
• rush: To attack someone suddenly in a group
• fundamentally: In a basic and important way
• excuse: To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
• ensure: To make something sure, certain, or safe
• buzz: Low pitched sound similar to the sound bees make
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• smash: Accident involving vehicles
• imperial: Of an empire or an emperor
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• gather: To bring objects together into one place
• liberal: Someone who is open-minded and favors progress
• carve: To cut a piece of cooked meat into thin slices
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• exhaust: System of pipes through which gases escape
• own: To have something as your property
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• fill: To make something full
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• grandeur: Impressive size, scale or beauty
• service: Work that a person does to assist others
• carry: To have a child, be pregnant
• rock: To be greatly upset by something, e.g. a death
• center: Community place people go health or social reasons
• employ: To use something for a specific task
• nosy: Annoyingly inquisitive about others' private lives
• poor: Inferior; below the normal standard
• suffrage: Right to vote in national elections
• mosaic: A mixture of various elements
• stammer: To make small pauses and repetitions when speaking
• lone: Being alone or the only one; single
• candlelight: Light provided by a burning candle
• housekeeper: Person employed to maintain a home for another