Vocabulary

• come from: To have as your native country or city
• in terms of
• in a minute: Very soon; in a short amount of time.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• set with: To be decorated or adorned with something.
• peeking out: To be just visible; to emerge slightly or briefly.
• decent: Being fairly good; acceptable
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
• opinion: Court judge's statement why a decision was made
• pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
• shift: To change in position or direction
• tongue: Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
• flat: Apartment; set of rooms for living in
• tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• polite: Showing good manners or respect for other people
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• scent: To become aware of the presence of a smell, etc.
• syllable: Part of a word containing a vowel
• hype: Advertising, writing, or talk to spark interest
• communication: Talking to people; giving information to people
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• bottom: The part of your body you sit on
• channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• vowel: A speech sound; a, e , it, o, u and sometimes y
• explode: To express an emotion in a sudden and loud way
• argue: To fight or disagree over something
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
• dissent: Difference of opinion; a disagreement
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
• difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• acceptable: Satisfactory; good enough
• peek: To look at something quickly (often secretly)
• minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• share: Part-ownership in a property, business or company
• bonus: Extra money for achieving, exceeding targets
• group: Two or more musicians who play music together
• disagree: To have a different opinion; to fail to agree
• descent: Movement downward; movement toward something bad
• unstressed: Having no accent or stress when spoken
• homophone: Word pronounced the same but differing in meaning