Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• blow up: To suddenly become angry
• through the roof: Rising to a very high level; skyrocketing.
• out of the way: Remote; isolated.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• every single night: Each and every night; without exception.
• hand out: To distribute papers (often in class)
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• make of: To understand or have an opinion about something
• live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• pay down: To reduce the amount of money needing to be paid
• hang out: To spend time with your friends
• in hand: In one's possession or control.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
• desperate: Being beyond hope; prepared to do anything
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• amount: Quantity of something
• insult: To disrespect someone by being rude or impolite
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• appeal: Ability to attract interest, attention, or desire
• preserve: To cook food so it can be kept for long periods
• diarrhea: Frequent and watery bowel movements
• democracy: System of government in which everyone is equal
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• giant: Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
• deficit: Amount less than what is needed or required
• performance: Act of doing something
• blow: To move something using air
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• chest: Strong, lidded container for storing things
• convention: Official agreement between two or more countries
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• tariff: List of fixed prices at hotel
• count: To add things together to find the total number
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• bribe: Payment of money so you can do something dishonest
• citizen: Person who belongs to and has rights in a country
• endorse: To show or express approval of
• senate: A board of governors at a college or university
• battle: Military fight between armies
• minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
• cocaine: Illegal drug made from coca leaves
• dividend: Money given to the owners of stock in a company
• guy: Man; boy; any person
• check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• level: Specific height of something
• united: To join or come together for the same goal
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
• arch: Curved part of a structure (e.g. on a bridge)
• maple: Any of various trees, some producing syrup
• healthcare: Nursing care to prevent illness or recover from it
• democrat: An advocate of democratic principles
• childcare: Looking after children and babies
• socialist: Of socialism; being a socialist
• gavel: Small wooden hammer used by (e.g.) a judge