Vocabulary

• of all time: The best or most significant in history.
• roll it: To prepare a marijuana cigarette.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• make it big: To become very successful or famous.
• on the back of: As a result of or following something.
• level with: To be honest and straightforward with someone; to tell someone the truth.
• hit upon: To discover an idea, etc. by chance
• hell yeah: An enthusiastic expression of agreement or approval.
• in the scene: Present at the location where something is happening or has happened.
• wash away: To remove something by the action of water.
• in disguise: Having altered one's appearance to conceal one's identity.
• blessing in disguise: Something that seems bad or unlucky at first, but results in something good.
• on the street: Located on or along a public road in a town or city.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• go on: To continue doing something
• sing along: To join in singing with someone or something.
• halfway there: Having completed half of the required distance or task; making good progress.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• for a song: Very cheaply; at a low price.
• smash hit: A very successful song, film, play, etc.
• of ours: Belonging to us; associated with us.
• get behind: To support or encourage.
• paid off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
• strong point: A particular skill or asset that gives someone an advantage.
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• worth mentioning: Important or interesting enough to be spoken about or noted.
• in rotation: Being played or used as part of a regular sequence or cycle.
• check out
• load up on: To acquire a large quantity of something, often in preparation for an event or shortage.
• at the outside: At the most; not longer or bigger than specified.
• work at: To have a job at a particular place or organization.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• essential: Extremely or most important and necessary
• iconic: Being widely recognized as a symbol of something
• journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• arguably: Highly likely to be true but not certainly true
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• spirit: Person's strong determination or attitude
• core: To take out the central section of a fruit
• genre: Category of art, music with its own qualities
• synonymous: Having the same meaning as another word
• deny: To refuse to allow or accept something
• accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
• frequently: Often; regularly
• era: Period characterized by particular events, people
• countless: Being too many to be numbered or imagined
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• hell: Any place of pain and suffering
• century: Period of 100 years
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• mainstream: Prevailing current of thought
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• roll: Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
• point: An item to be discussed
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• success: Achievement of a desired purpose or goal
• excellent: Extremely good
• load: Large, often heavy, amount of a thing to be moved
• great: Very good; better than before
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• catchy: Being easy to like, remember (of songs)
• nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
• jealousy: Unhappy feeling of wanting what someone else has
• part: Division of a book
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• anthem: Special song that represents a nation or group
• level: Specific height of something
• jet: Stream of liquid/gas shooting out of small opening
• verse: Writing with words that rhyme or are rhythmic
• hole: An empty space, as in the ground, in a sock etc.
• melody: Song; music
• soundtrack: The songs connected to a movie
• nirvana: Extinction of desires when you reach perfect peace
• teen: Teenager
• bon: Good
• riff: Short series of repeated notes in music
• tiger: Large wild cat with orange fur and black lines