Vocabulary

• on to: Toward something; forward
• ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
• from the outset: From the beginning of a process or event.
• for best: An expression meaning ‘it is better to’ or ‘to do something for the best outcome’.
• as with: In the same way that something happens or is true of something else.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• substance use: The use of drugs, alcohol, or other substances.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• whip in: To move quickly inside or force entry.
• check out
• mess with: To interfere with or tamper with something.
• alternative: Something different you can choose
• achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
• mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
• decade: Period of 10 years
• precisely: In an exact and accurate manner
• consistency: Quality of behaving or meaning the same
• rage: Strong or violent anger
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• intact: Being complete, without damaged or missing parts
• perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
• core: To take out the central section of a fruit
• identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• fame: (Person, thing) being well-known by many people
• pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• original: Being first made, thought or performed; fresh
• creep: To move quietly so as not to be seen
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• creative: Having the ability to make something new
• departure: Act of leaving a place, to start a journey
• chemistry: The study of the structure of substances
• replace: To use instead of something else
• audible: Capable of being heard; loud enough to be heard
• confirm: To formally approve or check something
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• blur: To make something unclear or out of focus
• reinvent: To present something in a new and interesting way
• land: Region or country
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• official: Real, exact, truely felt
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• refine: To change slightly in order to improve it
• officially: According to what is stated by an authority figure
• tour: To travel to several places to perform a show
• group: Two or more musicians who play music together
• acoustic: Connected with sound or hearing
• comprise: To be made up of (different parts)
• choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• machine: Piece of equipment used to do work
• reunite: To cause to come together after being apart
• unity: Being in full agreement; being joined together
• merge: To cause two or more things to combine into one
• cohesion: State of being logical and well-organized
• hiatus: Pause in activity when nothing happens
• lineup: People arranged by police for identification
• nick: Person's name
• muse: To think about slowly or over a long period
• residency: Training for a junior doctor in hospital
• phoenix: Mythical bird that was burned but rose from ashes
• bass: Type of fish
• identifiable: Capable of being identified
• indie: Short for 'independent' (movies, studios)
• quartet: Group of four musicians playing together