Vocabulary

• got to: To arrive at some place
• zoom out: To decrease the magnification of an image, showing more of the scene.
• give it up: To stop trying to do something
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• larger than life: Very exciting, impressive, or with personality beyond normal limits.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• make for: To go to or toward something/someone for a reason
• in the news: Being widely reported in the media.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• shut up: To close something, e.g. a shop
• lead to: To result in some action
• pick out: To choose or select one item from many
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
• turn around: To change your body to the opposite direction
• show in: To lead someone into a room or building.
• for best: An expression meaning ‘it is better to’ or ‘to do something for the best outcome’.
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• fatigue: Breaking due to being moved or bent many times
• permanent: Lasting forever; not temporary or changing
• distract: To draw someone's attention away from something
• sneak: To move around in a way so no one will see you
• feature: Special report in a magazine or paper
• casual: Being careless or having little thought or effort
• pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
• pile: Large amount of something
• rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
• attractive: Making you like them, as by being good-looking
• purchase: To buy something; to get by paying money for it
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• pour: To fill a person's glass or cup with a drink
• contemporary: Being modern, up -to-date, of this age
• segment: Part divided from the other parts of something
• pleasure: Feeling of happiness, enjoyment, or satisfaction
• honor: To fulfill an agreement
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• monologue: Long speech given by one person, often in a play
• scary: Causing fear; frightening
• century: Period of 100 years
• sight: To aim (a gun) at something to get your range
• vintage: Old and somewhat treasured
• fur: Hairy coat of an animal
• piece: A counter in a board game
• rumor: To gossip; to tell a story about other people
• daily: Happening every day
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• jam: To block a signal (e.g. radio waves)
• hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
• leak: Act of (gas, liquid) escaping through a small hole
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• peek: To look at something quickly (often secretly)
• rusty: Performing badly from lack of practice
• discard: To take a card out of your hand in a card game
• crown: To put a crown on to make someone a king/queen
• discreet: Careful not to reveal secret/confidential matters
• spring: Coil of metal that lessens impact, e.g. on cars
• senator: An elected politician belonging to the senate
• penis: Male organ for copulation and urination
• ribbon: Long thin piece of cloth for tying hair/decoration
• item: Single, brief piece of news or reporting
• live: To be alive
• band: Group of people who work together e.g. play music
• album: Book with a collection of photographs or pictures
• tattoo: Permanent ink drawing on a person's skin
• bench: Part of the room in court where the judge sits
• hole: An empty space, as in the ground, in a sock etc.
• punish: To make someone suffer for doing something wrong
• story: One of many floors or levels in a building
• olive: Person's name
• terrify: To scare or greatly frighten
• wrestler: Fighter holding parts of their opponents body
• slogan: Distinctive phrase used in political campaign, etc.
• garden: Yard; ground outside your house to grow plants
• baboon: Large African monkey that has large teeth
• pork: Meat of a pig, used for food
• gentleman: Man who has good manners and is considerate
• latte: Espresso coffee filled up with hot milk
• berry: Small, round fruit from plants and trees
• teardrop: Anything shaped like a falling drop