Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• in one piece: Undamaged; whole; not broken or harmed.
• at work: Located at one's place of employment
• go on: To continue doing something
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• at school: Present and attending school.
• work at: To have a job at a particular place or organization.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• down the road: At a future time; in the future.
• thumbs up: A gesture of approval or agreement, indicated by holding a fist with the thumb extended upwards.
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• phrase: Common expression or saying
• extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
• awful: Very bad; horrible; terrible
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
• survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• surgery: Medical operation involving cutting into body
• relief: Aid given to people in need as after war/disaster
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• click: To work well with someone or something
• race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
• leave: To go away from; depart
• groom: To make neat and smart in appearance
• tale: Story that is not true
• exaggeration: Act of trying to make things seem more extreme
• stressful: Worrying; causing tension
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• relieve: To make less boring by making some change
• storm: To act violently or angrily
• piece: A counter in a board game
• accident: Sudden unplanned event causing damage, injury etc.
• speech: A formal talk to an audience
• injury: Physical or emotional harm or damage
• celebrate: To observe an event or occasion, e.g. a birthday
• bride: Woman who is, or who will get married soon
• marathon: Lasting for a long time
• roof: Top of the inside a tunnel, cave, mouth etc.
• coaster: Mat placed under a glass to protect furniture
• wallet: Small flat case for money, credit cards etc.
• terrify: To scare or greatly frighten
• rainstorm: Storm with rain
• snowstorm: Storm with widespread snowfall and strong winds