Vocabulary

• at least: As a minimum
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• six times: Multiplied by six; a factor of six.
• hop to it: To begin quickly or get busy with something.
• put aside: To save money regularly.
• such as: For example; like
• in fairness: Used to indicate honesty or justice in judgment.
• of choice: Indicating something is preferred or selected deliberately.
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• furious about: Extremely angry about something.
• knock out: To hit and make unconscious
• frosted tips: A hairstyle, popular especially in the late 1990s and early 2000s, where the ends of the hair are bleached or dyed a lighter color than the base hair color.
• have it both ways: To try to enjoy two opposing things at the same time.
• in terms of
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• hook up with: To meet or connect with someone.
• in a nutshell: As a summary; including the main points concisely
• in a jam: To be in a difficult or troublesome situation.
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• boost: To increase something; to make something better
• straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
• obnoxious: Annoying or rude; offensive
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• insult: To disrespect someone by being rude or impolite
• territory: Area of land defended by an animal
• sarcastic: Being rude and critical
• conference: Series of lectures held as an event
• predict: To guess or estimate what will or might happen
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• therapist: Person skilled in a particular type of therapy
• rip: To tear or split roughly or cause to tear or split
• obsolete: Not used anymore because something newer exists
• reckless: Being dangerous and not caring about the results
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• abandon: To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
• inadvertently: Without intention, accidentally
• slam: To criticize sharply
• request: To ask for, usually politely and formally
• criticize: To assess the work of others
• roast: To strongly criticize often in a teasing manner
• genius: Person displaying a high level of intelligence
• defense: Argument in support of something
• bully: a person who habitually seeks to harm or intimidate those whom they perceive as vulnerable
• insist: To demand that someone do something
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• habit: Loose clothing like a cloak, worn by monks, nuns
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• promise: To say you will certainly do something
• block: Solid piece of material used for building
• podium: Small raised area you stand on to give a speech
• clutch: To hold strongly in your hand
• upright: Having good moral standards; of good character
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• electronic: Operating by use of electricity; digital
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• jam: To block a signal (e.g. radio waves)
• laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• prediction: A statement of what will happen next
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• repeatedly: (Said, done) many times; over and over
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• venom: Poison, e.g. one produced by plant or animal
• guy: Man; boy; any person
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• sloppy: (Of people) Not clean or orderly; messy
• know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
• problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• frost: To form ice on the surfaces in cold weather
• bin: Type of container, usually for trash
• bankrupt: Unable to pay debts
• queer: Offensive term for a gay person
• retaliate: To take revenge for something harmful or wrong
• laden: Being weighted down by a large amount of something
• unnecessary: Being more than needed or not needed
• wrestler: Fighter holding parts of their opponents body
• destabilize: To make unstable or unpredictable
• titanic: Concerning great force or power
• resound: To echo with the sound of