Vocabulary

• out of tune: Not playing or singing notes at the correct pitch; not in harmony.
• walk out on: To abandon or desert someone, especially someone who depends on you.
• sing out: To sing loudly and clearly.
• out of key: Singing or playing musical notes not in correct pitch.
• at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
• at first sight: Immediately on seeing someone or something for the first time; based on a first impression.
• turn out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• on tour: Time a soldier is away from home for work
• perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
• benefit: Good result or effect, something advantageous
• dive: Restaurant, bar or club with a bad reputation
• sight: To aim (a gun) at something to get your range
• tune: To make adjustments to equipment to make it better
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• great: Very good; better than before
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• concert: Musical entertainment performed in public
• tour: To travel to several places to perform a show
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• spring: Coil of metal that lessens impact, e.g. on cars
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• machine: Piece of equipment used to do work
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• joy: Deep happiness and pleasure about something
• good: Proper, appropriate or right
• street: Road in a city with buildings and places to walk
• die: Cube with dots numbering 1-6 on it used in games
• lend: To let someone borrow something for a while
• lake: Large area of water surrounded by land