Vocabulary

• rewrite history: To change the commonly accepted facts or perception of past events.
• in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
• give back: To return something you borrowed
• kick back: To relax and enjoy oneself.
• time after time: Repeatedly; on many occasions.
• plug in
• switch up: To change or alternate something.
• burn down: To destroy (usually buildings) by burning
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• wrap: Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
• dumb: Senseless; stupid
• obnoxious: Annoying or rude; offensive
• toxic: Poisonous; harmful
• blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
• existence: State of being present, alive or real
• ignore: To not listen to, look at, or pay attention to
• foundation: Base or important starting point
• declare: To make a statement in a strong and confident way
• switch: A change or shift from one method to another
• option: A choice
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• defy: To refuse to obey; be resistant to
• plug: Wood, rubber or metal used to block a hole
• swell: To feel overcome due to a strong emotion
• gossip: To talk about others' private lives
• vengeance: Punishment in return for an injury or a wrong
• tone: Atmosphere or feeling in a message
• hostage: Person held prisoner to get a demand satisfied
• brick: Baked clay block used to build houses, walls
• grave: Hole in the ground in which you place a dead body
• smack: To slap or hit, e.g. with a resounding noise
• scream: To make a sudden loud, high sound
• blind: Unable to see; with eyes that cannot see
• act: To behave in a certain way
• kick: Feeling of enjoyment or excitement
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• score: A sharp mark or cut in the surface of something
• swipe: To pass a magnetic card through a digital reader
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• great: Very good; better than before
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• pit: To use your strength, skill or wit to beat another
• hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• deaf: Not able to hear; hard of hearing
• burn: To destroy with fire
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• rap: To hit sharply or repeatedly with something
• check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• erase: To remove data in computer memory, tape, etc.
• live: To be alive
• borderline: Line dividing two areas or categories
• lonely: Sad because apart from other people
• underground: (Being or living) under the surface of the earth
• disrespect: Lack of respect
• kidnap: To take someone and demand money to return them
• socket: Area into which (e.g. a bone) will fit
• voiceless: Produced without vibration of the vocal cords