Vocabulary

• cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
• in charge: To be responsible for
• out of order: Not in proper working condition; broken.
• in favor of: Expressing support or approval for someone or something.
• go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• slip: Act of beginning to fall from losing balance
• concrete: Hard building material made of cement, sand, water
• address: Exact street location of a place
• remote: Being far away from people, towns, etc.
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
• giant: Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
• grant: To admit an opinion is true but not fully agreeing
• favor: Support or approval from people
• deny: To refuse to allow or accept something
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• setback: Unfortunate happening that hinders or frustrates
• request: To ask for, usually politely and formally
• excuse: To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
• garage: Place for keeping a car
• regulation: Act of controlling something with rules or orders
• council: Group chosen to make decisions about something
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• motion: Suggestion at a meeting
• public: Owned by the government
• zone: Area of space designated for a particular use
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• captain: Title of a senior officer in the military
• arena: Place to watch sports, performances, entertainment
• ass: (Impolite) part of the human body that you sit on
• check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• spotlight: Lamp that produces a strong beam of light
• unfortunate: Having bad luck; bringing a bad result
• vote: To make a choice for or against, as in an election
• add: To include as well
• put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
• bullshit: Telling lies, nonsense (very rude)
• nautical: Concerning ships, sailing or sailors
• anymore: No longer; no more
• neighbor: Person who lives, or is near, you
• variance: State of not agreeing
• sheep: Animal with a woolly coat raised for meat or wool
• aye: Yes', when voting, or in certain spoken contexts
• nay: Old-fashioned word for 'No'