Vocabulary

• give it up: To stop trying to do something
• for best: An expression meaning ‘it is better to’ or ‘to do something for the best outcome’.
• in the news: Being widely reported in the media.
• set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
• pay off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
• got to: To arrive at some place
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in question: Being doubted or disputed; under discussion.
• in a minute: Very soon; in a short amount of time.
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• ingredient: Food item used when making a meal or drink
• booze: Alcohol; alcoholic drink
• variety: Particular type of thing or person
• harsh: Rough; tough; hard to experience or accept
• neat: That you approve of; cool
• sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
• debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
• syrup: Sugary liquid e.g. used on pancakes
• craft: To make by hand and with much skill
• contemporary: Being modern, up -to-date, of this age
• cabin: Small basic wooden home in the countryside
• segment: Part divided from the other parts of something
• bitter: Feeling angry and sad over something
• monologue: Long speech given by one person, often in a play
• supplement: Added extra to support or make something complete
• plug: Wood, rubber or metal used to block a hole
• debut: First performance, appearance, e.g. of opera star
• downside: Negative aspect of something
• trip: To release an electrical switch
• sharp: Person's name
• canal: Channel cut through land for boats or ships
• recall: (Company) asking for the return of faulty goods
• spray: To cover something with a stream of tiny drops
• salute: Raising your hand to your head to show respect
• reinforcement: Act of strengthening or supporting an army
• rodent: Animal that gnaws/bites, e.g. rat, mouse, rabbit
• resident: Trainee doctor who works/lives in a hospital
• great: Very good; better than before
• vent: To express anger or grievance loudly/with feeling
• construct: To build or create something
• snatch: To take something quickly or eagerly
• immortal: Not subject to death; that will never die
• award: To give a prize for doing something well
• refrigerator: An electric cool box for keeping food fresh
• slope: Angle of a decline, e.g. where a road dips down
• cough: To suddenly expel air from the lungs
• discard: To take a card out of your hand in a card game
• guy: Man; boy; any person
• cruelty: Intention to hurt others or be mean to them
• installment: One of many payments you have to make
• stinky
• surgical: Of or relating to surgery or operations
• trench: Long narrow hole dug in the ground
• upside: Above, over
• headline: To be the main performer at a show
• can: Able to; have the skill to; have the time to
• silhouette: Image/drawing showing only the outline, as of head
• gutter: Trough along the eaves of roof for collecting rain
• show: To be easily seen or displayed
• wool: Soft, thick hair of sheep, used for clothing
• man: Humans in general, including male and female
• musical: Having a pleasant sound like music
• waistline: Narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips
• watch: To keep in check, manage, or control something
• eel: Long thin fish that looks like a snake
• idea: Belief, thought, suggestion, opinion or plan
• joke: To say or do things that are meant to be funny
• animal: A living creature that is not a plant or person
• electrify: To energize or excite people
• candle: Stick of wax with a string you light to make light
• winter: Time or season of idleness or decay
• broadway: A street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters
• thee: An old-fashioned word for you
• student: Person studying at school
• caucasian: A number of languages spoken in the Caucasus that are unrelated to languages spoken elsewhere
• frontline: Front, especially one between military positions
• martini: Cocktail made with gin and vermouth
• salvia: A cosmopolitan herb