Vocabulary

• in hot water: In trouble; in a difficult situation.
• at work: Located at one's place of employment
• in trouble: Experiencing difficulties, problems, or legal issues.
• at school: Present and attending school.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• work at: To have a job at a particular place or organization.
• deal with
• have to: Must do
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• take out: To apply for and get a license
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• pronunciation: How a word is said; how a word sounds
• bunch: A group of things of the same kind
• extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
• negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• ruin: To damage or completely destroy something
• spouse: Someone's husband or wife
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
• metaphor: Imaginative use of words to reveal a similarity
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• upset: (Of stomach, etc.) not functioning well; sick
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• performance: Act of doing something
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• breach: To break laws or barriers (e.g. walls)
• crime: Act that is believed to be a mistake or foolish
• accidentally: Unexpectedly; by mistake
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• important: Having power or authority
• policy: Document stating terms of an insurance agreement
• client: Person paying for professional services
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• unpleasant: Causing a bad feeling in people
• proposal: Act of asking someone to marry you
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• anniversary: Date occuring every year of a past event, wedding
• naturally: In the expected or usual way
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• boil: To become extremely angry or excited
• trash: Garbage or anything that is worthless
• uncomfortable: Not being relaxed; worried about something
• datum: Item of factual information
• deadline: A date or time before which something must be done
• bathtub: Thing you take a bath in