Vocabulary

• in prison: Confined in a prison; incarcerated.
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• from the start: From the very beginning; from the outset.
• hang on: To wait for the person you phoned to answer
• stand by: To keep to an agreement
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
• cognitive: The process of knowing and remembering
• assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
• dude: Form of address for a man
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• casual: Being careless or having little thought or effort
• alert: Being aware and able to respond quickly
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• regular: Having an equal amount of space or time in between
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• occasionally: Not very often; sometimes; seldom
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• fade: To cause to lose brightness of color
• swap: To exchange goods without spending money; trade
• performance: Act of doing something
• competitive: Being strongly driven to win or be better than
• handy: Convenient, easy to use, easy to reach
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
• race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
• formal: Observing rules and procedures strictly
• crime: Act that is believed to be a mistake or foolish
• genius: Person displaying a high level of intelligence
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• crash: To damage an object by causing it to hit something
• defend: To protect and explain your position in court
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• negotiate: To have a formal discussion to reach an agreement
• stitch: Pain in your side after running or exercising
• legal: Concerning the law; allowed by law
• inflate: To fill/be filled with air and make/become bigger
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• attend: To take care of someone in need
• wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
• convict: Person in prison
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• cafeteria: Restaurant in a school or company
• design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
• constitutional: Regarding laws that govern a nation and its people
• skip: Very large waste disposal bin
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
• battery: Portable device that stores electricity
• gag: To cover someone's mouth so they cannot speak
• weirder: More odd or unusual
• mask: To hide something so that it cannot be seen
• bunk: Beds built like a shelf into a wall
• nick: Person's name
• elect: To select someone for a position by voting
• bro: Shortened form of 'brother'
• denim: Thick strong cotton cloth often used in jeans
• diva: Female operatic star
• motorcycle: Motorbike; vehicle with two wheels and an engine
• airbag: Bag-like device that puffs up in an auto collision