Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• have to: Must do
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• no fear: Showing confidence or bravery; not afraid.
• turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• proud of you: Feeling pleased and satisfied about something you own or have done, or are connected to.
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• dig into: To start eating food enthusiastically.
• first three: The initial three items or elements in a series or sequence.
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• look back: To think about past events
• off guard: In a vulnerable state; not alert or cautious.
• but for the grace of God: Used to acknowledge one’s own good fortune in avoiding misfortune.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• cut through: To pass or go directly through something, often overcoming an obstacle.
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• dish out: To give or say things to people without thinking about them carefully
• turn the tables: To reverse a situation, gaining an advantage over someone who previously had an advantage over you.
• going on: To continue doing something
• no holds barred: Without any rules or restrictions.
• aim at: To point or direct something, such as a weapon, towards a target.
• for the loss: Concerning or because of a defeat or loss.
• give it up: To stop trying to do something
• in the pocket: Having secured or certain success or advantage.
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• to the death: With the greatest effort or until the very end, often deadly.
• hold onto: To grasp or grip something tightly.
• check out
• down with: Suffering from an illness.
• double down: In gambling, to double one's bet, typically in exchange for taking one more card.
• awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
• material: Cloth; fabric
• controversial: Causing a great deal of argument, or conflict
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• reputation: Common opinion that people have about someone
• relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
• toxic: Poisonous; harmful
• chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
• infamous: Famous because of something bad
• press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
• comedy: Amusing play, film, usually with a happy ending
• roast: To strongly criticize often in a teasing manner
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• count: To add things together to find the total number
• custody: Legal right to be responsible and care for a child
• decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
• piece: A counter in a board game
• comedian: An entertainer whose job is to make people laugh
• speech: A formal talk to an audience
• fill: To make something full
• flight: Act of leaving a place, usually to escape danger
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
• central: Being in the middle
• empire: Group of countries controlled by one government
• marriage: Relationship between a husband and a wife
• guy: Man; boy; any person
• earn: To deserve something because you worked for it
• know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
• ride: Machine at an amusement park for riding on for fun
• rant: To talk on and on in an excited or confused way
• lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• live: To be alive
• rob: Person's name
• bloated: To cause to swell up or inflate with gas or liquid
• dead: Not alive
• commentary: Explanation or discussion of a written work, event
• hate: To have a very strong feeling of dislike for
• line: Border that divides two places or regions
• bless: To make something holy by saying a special prayer
• sheen: Soft, smooth, shiny quality, as of glossy hair
• famously: In a manner or to an extent that is well known
• spade: One of the two black suits in cards