Vocabulary

• get here: To arrive at a specific location.
• under the wire: Just in time before a deadline or limit is reached.
• going on: To continue doing something
• grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
• act on: To have an effect on something.
• like no other: Unique; unparalleled; distinctly different from all others.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• over the top: More than what is considered normal or suitable; exaggerated.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• bounce around: To move in an energetic and lively manner; to jump or spring about.
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• on the road: Traveling, especially as part of a tour or journey.
• think back: To recapture the past
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• of a kind: Unique; not like anything else
• got to: To arrive at some place
• come up: To come closer to someone; approach
• go together: To match well; to be harmonious or aesthetically pleasing.
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
• ridiculous: Funny or foolish; deserving to be laughed at
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
• lean: To balance against or on something for support
• alert: Being aware and able to respond quickly
• advice: Suggestion about what would help someone
• appeal: Ability to attract interest, attention, or desire
• perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
• honest: Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
• certificate: Official paper accepted as proof of something
• comedy: Amusing play, film, usually with a happy ending
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• pillow: Soft cushion for your head on a bed/while sleeping
• debut: First performance, appearance, e.g. of opera star
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• singular: Form of a word referring to only one person/thing
• audition: To try out for a part in a play or film
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• mansion: Very large, expensive home
• great: Very good; better than before
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• spoiler: Bar mounted on rear of fast car to stop it lifting
• thoughtful: Concerned about needs and feelings of other people
• goofy: Silly or stupid; crazy
• wire: Thin, flexible thread of metal
• cumbersome: Being slow, heavy or difficult to move
• decorate: To make more attractive by adding designs/paint
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• grade: To give a road the required angle of slope
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• testament: Evidence or proof (usually of something good)
• improv: Drama that the actors make up as they go along
• hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
• stay: To keep trying without giving up
• monsoon: Seasonal wind system in India, etc., bringing rain
• kid: Child or young person
• anal: Concerning the anus
• combo: A small number of things that are combined or used together.
• casino: Establishment that hosts legalized gambling
• hoop: Round or circular shape or object
• certify: To approve someone as authorized, valid
• skirt: To go around the edge of an area
• backstage: In the area of a theater behind the stage
• impressionist: Performer copying the speech or behavior of others
• amaze: To cause wonder; to surprise completely
• jinx: A spell that makes bad things happen to someone
• providence: Force believed to control or protect our lives