Vocabulary

• with time: As time passes; eventually.
• on behalf of: As the representative of someone
• on the line: At risk; in a situation where something could be lost.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• extraordinary: Beyond what is ordinary; very unusual; remarkable
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• awful: Very bad; horrible; terrible
• keen: Being eager or excited for something to happen
• require: To demand that someone does something
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• burst: To move (arrive, exit, etc.) suddenly or hurriedly
• witness: To see the signing of an official document
• respect: To follow the established rules
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• leave: To go away from; depart
• buck: To resist or go against the trend
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• committee: Group of people who do or decide something
• act: To behave in a certain way
• mad: Very angry
• minister: An official who heads a government department
• steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
• great: Very good; better than before
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• behalf: As a representative of someone or a group.
• plant: Factory or a place where things are made
• lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
• betray: To endanger (friend) by giving enemy information
• professor: Teacher who teaches at a college or university
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• quiet: Hidden, or done in a private way
• hypocrite: One who decries a thing while doing it themselves
• hut: Small and simple building
• search: To examine a person's clothing to find something
• hurry: To move, act, get somewhere, do something quickly
• excite: To make something or someone become more active
• ivy: Climbing plant growing up walls of buildings
• sandy: Person's name
• butch: (Of women) more like a man in appearance/behavior
• brandy: Strong alcoholic drink
• ow: Sound people make when they are hurt
• executioner: A person paid to kill someone for their crime