Vocabulary

• got to: To arrive at some place
• on the brink of: Very near to experiencing something, usually something unpleasant.
• have to: Must do
• on to: Toward something; forward
• move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• in charge: To be responsible for
• get back to: To get in contact with someone again
• take away from: To reduce the positive effect or value of something.
• work through: To deal with something systematically until it is completed
• carrot and stick: A combination of reward and punishment to influence behavior.
• deal with
• withdraw from: To take out or remove (something) from a place or container.
• go it alone: To act or do something without help or partners.
• by heart: Learned or memorized perfectly.
• know better: To be wise enough not to do something.
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• out of commission: Not in working order; temporarily not functioning.
• tune in: To listen to a radio program or watch a television program.
• without me: Not including me; excluding me.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• rock out: To play rock music with energy and enthusiasm; to perform very well.
• turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• cut out: To leave out of something, e.g. a social event
• down with: Suffering from an illness.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• on paper: In theory or as a plan, but not necessarily in reality.
• on the regular: Frequently; regularly; often.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• forget about: To stop thinking about something; to ignore something.
• come on in: An invitation to enter a place.
• shout out: A public expression of greeting or praise.
• give out: To be used up; have nothing left; fail
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• for a change: As something different from what is usual or normal.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• at least: As a minimum
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• touch base: To be in communication with someone.
• on the phone: Talking on the telephone.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• soak in: To absorb liquid.
• tough questions: Difficult or challenging questions that require careful consideration and honest answers.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• call for: To demand, need or require (an action or thing)
• hit with: To strike someone or something using an object.
• in jail: Imprisoned; confined in a jail or prison.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
• comfort: To try to make distressed person feel better
• pledge: To make a promise; make an oath
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• wisdom: Knowledge gained from experience in life
• giant: Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• incident: Event, usually unusual or important; accident
• honor: To fulfill an agreement
• defeat: To beat an enemy, team, disease
• riot: Person, thing, or event that is extremely funny
• totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
• supreme: Greatest in degree/nature/quality; absolute best
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• brink: Near to happening; on the verge of
• obliterate: To completely destroy; rub out; stamp out
• blanket: Piece of cloth you covers yourself with in bed
• bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
• punch: Alcoholic drink made from wine and fruit, etc.
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• problematic: Being difficult to deal with or fix
• pilot: To conduct a small practice experiment
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• speech: A formal talk to an audience
• nuclear: Concerning or involving the center of an atom
• union: Act of joining two or more things into one
• business: A company formed for making profit
• secretary: Office worker who makes appointments, etc.
• porn: Short for pornography
• award: To give a prize for doing something well
• vagina: Lower part of the female reproductive tract
• hockey: Sport played on a field with sticks and a ball
• nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
• allegiance: Loyalty
• vegetarian: Being made from vegetables and not having any meat
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• medal: Metal award, often round, usually for courage
• embarrassment: Shame you feel when you did something wrong
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• patriotic: Having a great love for your country
• solemn: Serious and dignified
• crescent: Curved in shape with narrow ends and wider middle
• congressional: Concerning the US congress
• bomb: To attack with explosives
• sauna: Room in which hot steam is used to clean the body
• deposition: Removal of a person from his or her position
• viciously: In a very mean or violent way; so as to hurt
• snowball: Ball of snow you throw at each other