Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• got to: To arrive at some place
• up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• for days: For a long period of time; lasting several days.
• to the moon: Increasing quickly and significantly, often in value or excitement.
• count on: To depend on someone
• for the sake of: For the purpose of; in the interest of.
• burst into: To enter a place suddenly and forcefully.
• stir up: To cause trouble; incite unrest.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• fall short: To fail to reach a required or expected standard or goal.
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• look after: To take care of someone or something
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• for kicks: Done just for fun or excitement, without serious purpose.
• glow up: To have a major and impressive improvement in appearance, style, or confidence.
• in conjunction with: Together with; along with
• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• in the driver's seat: In a position of control or authority.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
• epic: Going on for a long time; awe-inspiring
• pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
• lean: To balance against or on something for support
• statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
• elusive: Difficult to find or catch
• gravity: (Of a situation) extreme seriousness
• keen: Being eager or excited for something to happen
• compensate: To give (money) to as a form of correcting a loss
• address: Exact street location of a place
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• stir: To arouse (attention or interest)
• curse: To use offensive language when angry; swear
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• brace: Structure that strengthens a joint
• incompetent: Not having the skill or ability to do a thing well
• construction: Act of building something; thing that is built
• agency: Business that provides some service for others
• competent: Fully qualified or capable of doing
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• strategic: Concerned with strategy; well thought out
• supreme: Greatest in degree/nature/quality; absolute best
• reassure: To make feel less worried about something
• coma: State of unconsciousness caused by injury, disease
• hideous: Very ugly; frightening-looking
• block: Solid piece of material used for building
• smack: To slap or hit, e.g. with a resounding noise
• cluster: To come together in a group, flock etc.
• glow: Pink color in the face, e.g. from exercise/emotion
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• crude: Lacking manners or finesse; rude
• refuse: To not accept, allow, or give something
• discriminate: To distinguish the differences between things
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• forecast: Prediction of some future thing, e.g. the weather
• great: Very good; better than before
• fury: Rage; violent anger
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• supply: Availability of products and services for use
• traffic: The cars or vehicles on the road
• reportedly: According to information heard from some sources
• fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
• attack: To try to destroy, beat, or injure
• area: Amount of measured space
• graphic: Concerning things that are drawn
• guy: Man; boy; any person
• benchmark: Standard by which other similar things are judged
• font: Size or style of type
• circulate: To go round continuously
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
• international: Of or relating to several countries
• weather: Whether it is raining, sunny, cold etc. outside
• report: Account of the necessary facts and information
• show: To be easily seen or displayed
• flap: Motion or sound of something waving back and forth
• short: (Of electric circuit) to spark because faulty
• lever: A handle that one pulls to operate a machine
• genital: Concerning sexual organs
• squeak: To make a short very high cry or sound
• ammonia: Colorless liquid or gas used in cleaning products
• spook: To scare; frighten
• ayatollah: Important religious or political leader in Iran