Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• down under: A colloquial term for Australia and New Zealand.
• in total: Completely; with everything added together.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• by now: At the present time or already; before the present.
• with bated breath: In great suspense; very anxiously or excitedly.
• get back to: To get in contact with someone again
• in full swing: At its peak of activity; fully active or operational.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• incredible: Very good; amazing
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• plenty: When there is not too little of something; a lot
• atmosphere: Air around us
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• impression: Effect or feeling resulting from an experience
• crowd: To force too many things, people into
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• folk: (Of ordinary people) not sophisticated
• halt: To stop, or cause something, e.g. a car, to stop
• colleague: Person you work or cooperate with
• flock: Group of animals or birds that live together
• culture: Beliefs and customs of a particular group
• count: To add things together to find the total number
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• traditional: Involved in a custom or event common to a people
• load: Large, often heavy, amount of a thing to be moved
• breath: Air you take in and out of your body
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• originally: At first; in the beginning
• tan: A light brown color
• wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
• boil: To become extremely angry or excited
• part: Division of a book
• festival: Cultural event with a program of events
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• carry: To have a child, be pregnant
• tradition: An event, custom or way common to a people or race
• con: To trick or deceive someone
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• tent: Portable cloth shelter used outdoors for camping
• repertoire: Variety of things (e.g. operas/skills) you can do
• rum: Alcoholic liquor made from molasses/sugar cane
• contestant: Person who participates in a competition