Vocabulary

• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• hang out: To spend time with your friends
• have to: Must do
• in the house: Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
• back off: To stop supporting; lose courage
• calm down: To make or become relaxed after being stressed
• pull off: To manage to succeed
• slow down: To reduce the speed
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• laugh with: To share a feeling of amusement with someone
• carry on: To engage in an activity, e.g. a conversation
• in the face of: When confronted with something difficult or challenging.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• to pieces: Broken into many small parts.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
• grab: To take and hold something quickly
• properly: In an appropriate or correct manner
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• ruin: To damage or completely destroy something
• philosophy: Study of ideas about the basic nature of life
• unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
• measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
• shed: Small building used for storage
• odd: Being unmatched with someone or something
• competition: Fighting against others to win something
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
• journal: A diary; record of what you do every day
• pledge: To make a promise; make an oath
• swear: To say bad or impolite words to someone
• rip: To tear or split roughly or cause to tear or split
• embarrassed: To cause someone to feel ashamed
• lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
• mediocre: Average; not outstanding; not very good
• sacred: Worthy of religious worship; very holy
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• nightmare: Frightening, difficult or displeasing experience
• hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
• stunt: Dangerous and daring trick, as in an action film
• scary: Causing fear; frightening
• excuse: To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
• league: Group of people, countries with a common goal
• compete: To try to beat others at something, e.g. a race
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• skeleton: Structure of bones that supports the body
• semester: Half or a third of a school or college year
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
• great: Very good; better than before
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• delightful: Greatly pleasing or entertaining
• behold: To look at
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• peril: Extreme danger or risk
• guy: Man; boy; any person
• carry: To have a child, be pregnant
• university: High-level educational institution; college
• cafeteria: Restaurant in a school or company
• insurmountable: (Of difficulties) impossible to deal with
• examination: (Medical) test to find out what is wrong
• roar: To laugh in a loud and continuous manner
• port: City where ships can shelter during a storm
• oath: Promise to do something
• squirt: To fire liquid out of a small hole under pressure
• toe: One of the five parts at the end of your foot
• howl: To cry or wail loudly
• serpent: Very big snake
• freshman: Student in the first year of high school, college
• sully: To make dirty; soil or tarnish
• horrify: To cause someone to feel horror or shock
• grubby: Dirty; messy
• omega: Last letter in the greek alphabet