Vocabulary

• out of the blue: Unexpectedly; without warning
• face the music: To accept the unpleasant consequences of one's actions.
• on the fence: Undecided; wavering between two options.
• off the bat: Immediately; without delay.
• beyond the pale: Outside the bounds of acceptable behavior; outrageous.
• watch out: To be careful; to be alert to danger
• chin up: An expression of encouragement, telling someone to be brave and cheerful despite difficulties.
• keep your chin up: Remain cheerful and optimistic in difficult situations.
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• in business: Actively operating as a commercial enterprise.
• show off: To show your ability/possessions to try to impress
• reveal a secret: To make a secret known to others.
• burning the candle at both ends: To overwork oneself by doing too many activities day and night.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• from the start: From the very beginning; from the outset.
• by chance: Accidentally; without planning.
• right off the bat: Immediately; from the very beginning or start.
• jump the gun: To act before the proper time; to be premature.
• bury the hatchet: To make peace and stop arguing or fighting.
• fly off the handle: Lose one's temper suddenly and unexpectedly.
• lose control: To no longer be able to direct or restrain something.
• light on: To illuminate something.
• in public: In a place where anyone can see or hear you.
• reveal: To show something that was hidden before
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• spot: A certain place or area
• doubt: Not being sure of something; lack of certainty
• mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• shed: Small building used for storage
• fraud: Use of dishonest ways to take something valuable
• alert: Being aware and able to respond quickly
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• competition: Fighting against others to win something
• suspect: Person thought to have committed a crime
• behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
• outcome: Something that happens as a result, consequence
• irrational: Not sensible or reasonable; illogical
• anonymous: Unknown; with no name revealed
• rude: Being unkind or impolite to others; disrespectful
• degree: Amount or extent of something
• meaningful: Having importance; showing someone's intention
• click: To work well with someone or something
• article: Word such as 'a', 'an', or 'the' used before nouns
• quiz: A game in which players answer questions on topics
• mystery: Quality of being strange and not understood
• responsibility: Job, task or thing you are expected to look after
• offensive: Causing displeasure or anger
• gain: To increase in something, such as weight
• leave: To go away from; depart
• bury: To put something into the ground and cover it
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• escalate: To increase in size, intensity, or scope
• terrific: Spoken excellent; wonderful
• proficiency: High amount of skill or ability in something
• diagnosis: Judgments by a doctor about a person's illness
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• chin: Part of your face below your mouth above your neck
• fence: Wood, metal structure enclosing an area, land
• hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• 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
• burn: To destroy with fire
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• tutor: A teacher who deals with students personally
• unexpectedly: In a surprising way because not expected
• lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• drunk: To put liquid in your body through your mouth
• residence: Place where a person lives
• lamb: Young sheep
• politic: Careful what you say; diplomatic
• disagreement: Act or state of not agreeing
• unacceptable: Not being or behaving in the correct or right way
• typo: Mistake in printed matter
• undecided: Not concluded; needing further thought