Vocabulary

• break the ice: To say or do something to relieve tension or awkwardness, especially at the start of a conversation or meeting.
• have to: Must do
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• seen better days: To be in poor condition or not as good as before.
• into thin air: To vanish completely and mysteriously.
• at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
• in a pickle: In a difficult situation.
• fall apart: To suffer a nervous breakdown
• get past: To overcome an obstacle or difficulty.
• in print: Available for sale in book form
• work out
• carry on: To engage in an activity, e.g. a conversation
• fall out
• falling apart: To suffer a nervous breakdown
• as you like: In any way that you want; according to your preference.
• in question: Being doubted or disputed; under discussion.
• for nothing: Without payment or reward; to no purpose or effect; in vain
• in a heartbeat: Immediately; without hesitation.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• green with envy: Feeling very jealous of someone or their possessions.
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• hold onto: To grasp or grip something tightly.
• on the other side of: Located across something from a given point.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• pronunciation: How a word is said; how a word sounds
• phrase: Common expression or saying
• accent: To give emphasis to (a point you are making)
• genuinely: In a real, actual, not false or artificial way
• stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
• properly: In an appropriate or correct manner
• slightly: Only a little
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
• spare: To make (money or time) available for
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• clever: Funny in a way that shows intelligence
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• grammar: Book describing the syntactic rules of a language
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• honestly: With truth or sincerity; I'm being honest with you
• prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• literature: Writing valued as art, e.g. fiction, drama, poetry
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• submit: To accept a superior force has power over you
• master: To gain control over something
• personal: Done by or to a particular person; individual
• envy: Feeling of wanting something that someone else has
• rhyme: One of a group of words ending in similar sounds
• pickle: A cucumber preserved in brine or vinegar
• oyster: An edible marine mollusk
• jealousy: Unhappy feeling of wanting what someone else has
• fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
• wink: To quickly close one eye, as when making a signal
• monster: Large frightening imaginary creature
• dissertation: An in-depth paper submitted for a higher degree
• undergraduate: A college student studying for their first degree
• newborn: Having just/recently arisen or come into existence
• online: Connected to the internet
• thou: An old-fashioned word for you
• tempest: (Literary) a powerful storm
• thy: An old-fashioned word for your