Vocabulary

• on to: Toward something; forward
• add on: To attach or include something extra.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• close down: To shut an operation, company, shop
• at least: As a minimum
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• across the board: Broad in scope or content
• get back to: To get in contact with someone again
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• have to: Must do
• at the hands of: By the agency or through the actions of.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• for free: Without charge; at no cost.
• cope with: To deal successfully with a difficult situation.
• for life: For the duration of one's life; permanently.
• see through: To realize the truth about
• look into: To investigate or try to discover the reasons for
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• air out: To ventilate a room or space by opening windows or doors.
• in a box: Contained or confined inside a box or small space.
• out of the box: Thinking in an original or creative way.
• bounce in: To enter a place quickly and energetically.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• perceive: To notice or become aware of something
• content: Being happy or satisfied
• stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• compelling: To force someone to do something
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• commercial: Radio or television advertisement
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• collapse: To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
• divine: Concerning or coming from God or a god
• collaboration: Act of working with someone to complete a task
• expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
• seal: To close tightly to protect it from leaking
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• depict: To represent or describe something using words
• dough: Substance made from flour and water to bake bread
• examine: (Medical) to test to find out what is wrong
• receipt: Act of receiving something
• foam: Mix of a liquid and air to form a mass of bubbles
• hassle: Unpleasant task or chore harder than it should be
• element: Essential or particular part of something
• violent: Done with force; likely to produce physical damage
• scramble: To cause war planes to take off quickly
• violence: Strong physical force of nature
• racism: Belief that people of other races are bad/inferior
• plastic: Stiff but usually flexible man-made material
• culture: Beliefs and customs of a particular group
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• medium: Method of expressing ideas or feelings
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• bend: To become curved or no longer straight
• sync: Short for 'synchronization'
• mattress: Thick soft part of a bed that you lie on
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• hop: Dance party
• fusion: Combining various things to make something new
• hip: The upper part of Leg
• reception: Front desk area of an organization or building
• notification: Act of giving formal or official information
• reminiscent: Suggestive of; tending to remind you of
• prerequisite: Necessary previous condition, thing, or action
• illuminate: To supply light to something
• pimple: Small inflamed bump on the skin, e.g. from acne
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• churn: To turn milk round and round to make butter
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• live: To be alive
• give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
• dead: Not alive
• watch: To keep in check, manage, or control something
• bitch: To aggressively complain about something
• rebuke: To tell someone off for what they did wrong
• unquote: To remove the quotation marks from
• lyrical: Like singing; expressed beautifully or movingly
• marquee: Large theater sign listing the performers