Vocabulary

• by god: An expression of surprise, shock, or emphasis.
• up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
• keep up with the Joneses : To try to own all the same expensive objects and do all the same things as your friends or neighbours, in order to seem as successful as them
• rat race: A way of life in which people are caught up in a fiercely competitive struggle for wealth or power.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• have to: Must do
• turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• evolve: To develop certain features
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• express: To send something by fast mail
• fantastic: Strange or unusual in design or appearance
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• norm: Standard or regular way of doing something
• chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• volume: Number or amount of something e.g. sales
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• rural: Concerning the country as opposed to the city
• race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
• soil: Conditions in which something develops
• personal: Done by or to a particular person; individual
• remind: To cause someone to remember what they forgot
• gang: Group that you disapprove of, e.g. criminals
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• own: To have something as your property
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• land: Region or country
• person: Man, woman or child
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• affectionate: Having or displaying warmth or affection
• lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
• elevator: Machine that carries people between floors
• invite: To ask someone to go somewhere or do something
• dictionary: Book with the spellings and meanings of many words
• rowdy: Being rough or noisy
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• nominate: To choose someone to fill a certain position
• shake: To cause someone to be surprised or upset
• apartment: Set of rooms to live in on one floor of a building
• prize: Something won in a contest or given as an award
• wave: Movement of sound, air or energy
• wagon: Four wheel vehicle used to transport things
• blonde: Having hair of pale yellow color; of such hair
• disappoint: To not meet the expectations of others or yourself
• hug: To hold someone in your arms as sign of affection
• neighbor: Person who lives, or is near, you
• fella: Way of spelling 'fellows'
• rat: Long-tailed rodent similar to/bigger than a mouse
• tired: Without energy so you want to rest or fall asleep
• ugly: (E.g. of a situation) bad; likely to turn nasty
• wheelchair: Movable chair mounted on large wheels
• dirty: Not clean
• endearment: Showing affection
• hellish: Very unpleasant; difficult to bear
• arable: That can, is farmed