Vocabulary

• check out
• in a manner: In a specific way or style.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• turn away: To go in a different direction; not face something
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• to God: Used to emphasize truth or sincerity.
• wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
• fly at: To suddenly criticize or attack someone verbally.
• anything goes: There are no rules or restrictions; anything is acceptable or possible.
• to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
• jaws of death: A situation of extreme danger or peril, where death is highly likely or imminent.
• prior to: Before a particular time or event.
• such as: For example; like
• for long: For a considerable period of time.
• in attendance: Present at a particular event or meeting.
• intense: Very strong, great or extreme in degree
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• chaos: State of utter confusion or disorder
• unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
• strict: Tending to enforce rules; severe
• diversity: Having a range of different races, ideas etc.
• toss: To throw something into the air, e.g. casually
• norm: Standard or regular way of doing something
• contemporary: Being modern, up -to-date, of this age
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• visual: Of or relating to vision
• progressive: Believing in modern ideas about social change
• era: Period characterized by particular events, people
• revelation: Act of making something known or seen
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• flock: Group of animals or birds that live together
• quirky: Odd or unusual; strange
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• communal: Shared or used in common by members of a group
• industrial: Concerning making things in factories
• flame: To glow
• ceiling: Top part of a room above your head
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• creative: Having the ability to make something new
• act: To behave in a certain way
• cerebral: Having or concerning ideas rather than emotions
• soul: Central or basic part of something
• mighty: Having great strength or great size
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• frequent: Happening often
• gig: Show; performance; job for a musician or performer
• blur: To make something unclear or out of focus
• affirmation: Statement that something is true
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• concert: Musical entertainment performed in public
• minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
• bummer: Irritating or disappointing experience
• categorize: To distribute into classes or the same type
• group: Two or more musicians who play music together
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• wizard: Man with magical powers
• lizard: Reptile with scales and a long body and tail
• machine: Piece of equipment used to do work
• live: To be alive
• band: Group of people who work together e.g. play music
• blender: Electrically powered mixer
• attendance: Number of people present at a place or event
• rattle: To make a series of sharp noises by shaking
• freaky: Strange and somewhat frightening
• psychedelic: Having very bright contrasting colors and shapes
• dinosaur: Reptile that lived millions of years ago
• funk: Feeling of fear; sadness
• prowess: Great ability or skill, e.g. in sports
• squeal: Long high cry of pain, fear or surprise
• overload: To make a machine work too hard so it might break
• lineup: People arranged by police for identification
• confetti: Small pieces of colored paper thrown at a wedding
• mesmerize: To cause to be unable to look away; fascinate
• lore: Traditional knowledge or tales relating to a thing
• snake: An animal with a long body, no arms or legs
• multimedia: Using a combination of sound, video, and images
• unpredictability: Lack of predictability; randomness
• sonic: Concerning sound, its waves, and speed
• frontman: Man who serves as leader but lacks authority