Vocabulary

• on the phone: Talking on the telephone.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• shake it up: To make significant changes or introduce something new to a situation or environment.
• go on: To continue doing something
• wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
• for life: For the duration of one's life; permanently.
• privilege: Advantage or right given to only certain people
• deserve: To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
• flip: To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
• pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• occasion: Significant or important event or function
• cue: Word or action in a play to tell an actor to speak
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• majestic: Characterized by an imposing or stately appearance
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• raw: Being uncontrolled or strong, as your emotions
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• chew: To bite something many times without swallowing it
• gather: To bring objects together into one place
• replace: To use instead of something else
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
• lawn: Fine cotton cloth, either plain or printed
• naturally: In the expected or usual way
• diaper: Towel/paper for baby's bottom for urine/feces
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• trust: To expect confidently
• ideal: Exactly right; could not be better
• picky: Careful about deciding on things; hard to please
• minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• inseparable: Always together; unable to be parted
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• partner: One you have a business/personal relationship with
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• shake: To cause someone to be surprised or upset
• starvation: Extreme hunger; death from lack of food
• sidewalk: Paved area for pedestrians, usually beside a road
• arch: Curved part of a structure (e.g. on a bridge)
• vest: US sleeveless garment worn under a coat; waistcoat
• death: When someone dies; the end of life
• truck: Homegrown vegetables and fruit for sale
• teenager: Person between the ages of 13 and 19
• wedding: To combine and join two things together as one
• magic: Attractive, appealing, and exciting quality
• protector: Person who cares for persons or property
• nonstop: Occurring without stops; continuous
• quartet: Group of four musicians playing together
• barb: Sharp point which curves backwards
• cam: Rotating or sliding piece in mechanical linkages