Vocabulary

• break it to: To tell someone bad news.
• shaking down: To make a thorough search of something
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
• commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• obsess: To talk or think about someone, something too much
• prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
• monopoly: Complete market control for a service or product
• crime: Act that is believed to be a mistake or foolish
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• naughty: Behaving badly, e.g. so as to annoy adults
• hop: Dance party
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• tummy: Stomach or belly
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
• trust: To expect confidently
• bash: To hit something; to criticize
• tie: To attach things (together) with a string or rope
• minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• guy: Man; boy; any person
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• shake: To cause someone to be surprised or upset
• thief: Person who steals something
• coat: Clothing worn outside over your normal clothes
• meet: To provide something that is necessary
• cheer: Feeling of happiness or optimism
• kid: Child or young person
• cane: To beat someone with a stick as punishment
• elf: Tiny creature found in many fairy tales
• shiny: Reflecting a lot of light; bright and smooth
• magic: Attractive, appealing, and exciting quality
• candy: Small sweet foods made mostly of sugar