Vocabulary

• shout out: A public expression of greeting or praise.
• rise up: To attempt to defeat government or ruler
• sink or swim: To fail or succeed by one's own efforts, without help from anyone else.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• lead to: To result in some action
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• happen across: To find or meet by chance unexpectedly.
• in the streets: Located or happening outdoors in public roads or areas.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• make waves: To cause problems or difficulties.
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• make someone's day: To cause someone to feel very happy or pleased.
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• fragile: Easily affected, broken, or harmed
• evolve: To develop certain features
• unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
• military: Army or armed forces
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• venue: Place, area where an event is held or takes place
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• giant: Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
• stem: Long thin central part of a plant, bearing leaves
• honor: To fulfill an agreement
• treatment: Medicine or method to make someone healthier
• expose: To make visible, without covering or protection
• invasion: Entry into a place to cause harm
• ramp: Path that increases in height as you walk up it
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• carve: To cut a piece of cooked meat into thin slices
• threaten: To cause something potential harm, or put at risk
• commencement: Time at which something begins
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• porch: Roofed structure over the entrance of a building
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• neighborhood: Area of a town or city that people live in
• surrender: Ending a fight you cannot win; formally giving up
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• college: School or educational institution for adults
• celebrate: To observe an event or occasion, e.g. a birthday
• shot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
• paradise: Place with everything needed for specific activity
• pump: To make liquid or gas flow in a particular direction
• traction: Force causing moving thing to stick, e.g. on roads
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• wire: Thin, flexible thread of metal
• bang: To strike something loudly or forcefully
• festival: Cultural event with a program of events
• weight: How heavy something is
• flex: To move a part of the body to stretch muscles
• indictment: Charge of committing a crime
• live: To be alive
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• show: To be easily seen or displayed
• good: Proper, appropriate or right
• move: To cause someone to have certain emotions
• moose: Large deer with big antlers found in colder areas
• save: To make your computer keep a file
• large: Big; of great size; broad, tall, wide, or fat
• flute: Musical instrument played by blowing into one end
• fly: Common flying insect, sometimes blue in color
• chess: Game of mental strategy for two players
• veterinary: Concerning the care of an animal's health
• coy: Withholding information that could be revealed
• python: A large snake that crushes its victims
• underwater: (Moving or existing) beneath the surface of water