Vocabulary

• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• have to: Must do
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
• end in: To have something as the final result.
• in sight: Visible; able to be seen.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• off guard: In a vulnerable state; not alert or cautious.
• lead to: To result in some action
• turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• call on: To order or ask someone to do a specific activity
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• in trouble: Experiencing difficulties, problems, or legal issues.
• tap into: To manage to use something in a way that brings you benefits
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• ask for it: To behave in a way that will cause trouble or punishment.
• cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
• in public: In a place where anyone can see or hear you.
• for best: An expression meaning ‘it is better to’ or ‘to do something for the best outcome’.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• insane: Mentally ill; crazy
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• attention: Taking notice of someone or something
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• nerd: Intelligent but single-minded expert in a field
• whip: To defeat thoroughly or easily
• dire: (E.g. of consequences) very serious
• reassure: To make feel less worried about something
• escort: Person going with you for protection/help/company
• pity: Feeling very sorry for someone, e.g. in trouble
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• surpass: To go beyond or achieve more than someone
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• protocol: Written agreement between countries
• aluminum: Very light silvery-white metal used to make cans
• gulp: To swallow or drink quickly
• nuclear: Concerning or involving the center of an atom
• pump: To make liquid or gas flow in a particular direction
• mistake: Something done wrong/calculated wrong; error
• edition: Form in which a book, magazine etc. is released
• secretary: Office worker who makes appointments, etc.
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• bang: To strike something loudly or forcefully
• cocaine: Illegal drug made from coca leaves
• excursion: Short trip or outing to some place
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• guy: Man; boy; any person
• tour: To travel to several places to perform a show
• vanish: To disappear in a sudden and mysterious way
• vendor: Person who sells things, usually on the street
• trouble: To worry, bother or disturb someone
• begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
• gasoline: Liquid we put in cars to make them run
• explosive: Tending to show strong emotion suddenly
• price: Person's name
• smell: To have a particular odor
• street: Road in a city with buildings and places to walk
• speak: To be able to use a certain language
• early: Coming/happening before others in a time sequence
• war: Situation where armies fight each other
• pay: To give money for goods or work done
• shampoo: Substance used to wash the hair
• gallon: Unit of liquid equal to 4 US quarts (3.785 liters)
• gas: Elements in our air, like oxygen or nitrogen
• shipping: To transport goods by boat, truck or plane
• conditioner: Liquid to make hair smoother, softer
• homeland: Country where you were born
• sticker: A short pointed knife for piercing or stabbing
• loft: High area with seats in a church or hall
• smoke: To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
• oil: A liquid used for frying foods
• narrowly: With little distance or difference between
• aluminium: Very light silvery-white metal used to make cans
• tanker: Vehicle built to transport liquids
• misread: To get the meaning of a text wrong
• businessman: A man who works in business
• fox: Small forest animal with 4 legs and a long tail
• logo: Name, symbol or picture which represents a company
• uncle: Brother of a parent or the husband of your aunt