Vocabulary

• root for: To support a sports team
• up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• have to: Must do
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• lean on: To depend on someone for support or help.
• of all time: The best or most significant in history.
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• keep at: To continuously try to do something
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• pointing at: To aim (gun, etc.) at someone or something
• wall up: To build a wall to close off an entrance or passage.
• through the looking glass: Entering a strange or surreal situation or world.
• cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
• incredible: Very good; amazing
• compromise: To weaken your position or views
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• fascinating: To attract or interest greatly
• audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
• fantastic: Strange or unusual in design or appearance
• rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
• occasionally: Not very often; sometimes; seldom
• cast: People who appear in a play or movie
• hone: To improve or perfect (abilities or skills)
• project: To predict what will happen in the future
• plug: Wood, rubber or metal used to block a hole
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• root: Emotional connection with a place, history etc.
• square: Shape with 4 equal length sides and 4 equal angles
• bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• starve: To (cause to) be hungry or go without food
• patent: Legal protection for inventions or ideas
• disturb: To cause someone anxiety or fear
• breathe: To move air into and out of your lungs
• exhaust: System of pipes through which gases escape
• relative: Measured or considered in comparison to another
• mirror: Thing with glass surface used to look at yourself
• point: An item to be discussed
• peripheral: Computer devices attached to the computer
• spam: To send (someone) unwanted email
• bait: Piece of food used to catch or trap an animal
• venom: Poison, e.g. one produced by plant or animal
• polar: Concerning the areas near the North or South poles
• magnet: Metal object that attracts or repels other metals
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• guy: Man; boy; any person
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• razor: Tool with a sharp edge used to shave beard or hair
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• insensitive: Not responsive to physical touch
• hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
• hike: Large and unexpected increase in price, level etc.
• put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
• arm: To activate a weapon or bomb for use
• microwave: Cooking appliance using electromagnetic waves
• skillet: Pan used for frying food
• necklace: Piece of jewelry that hangs around the neck
• bacon: Salted meat from a pig
• phoenix: Mythical bird that was burned but rose from ashes
• ham: Smoked meat from leg of a pig, often eaten cold
• elemental: Being basic and important
• burr: Part of plants covering a seed with thorns
• standup: (Of comedian) standing to deliver jokes