Vocabulary

• of all time: The best or most significant in history.
• stand for: To support a particular idea, e.g. in politics
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• check out
• tv show: A television program.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• hands down: To give (clothes, etc.) to someone younger
• set up
• pick up the tab: To pay the bill, especially for a group meal or event.
• play in: To participate or compete in a game or competition.
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• got to: To arrive at some place
• the following: Next in order or sequence.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
• reach out: To attempt to communicate with someone.
• go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• trait: A particular characteristic that can produce a particular type of behavior
• compassion: Feeling of wanting to help suffering people
• describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
• crush: Strong attraction to someone
• celebrity: A (famous) entertainer known by many people
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• outrageous: Exceeding the usual limits; far too extreme
• obsess: To talk or think about someone, something too much
• nostalgic: Feeling sad, but positive about memories/the past
• nurture: Care and support given to people as they develop
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• workout: Energetic exercise
• act: To behave in a certain way
• interview: To formally ask questions about a given topic
• flatter: To praise in a rather false way, to get something
• quantum: The smallest unit or amount of energy
• conclude: To finish or cause to finish; end
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• duty: Work required by your job or position
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
• marvel: Something that causes wonder or astonishment
• wire: Thin, flexible thread of metal
• elbow: Middle part of the arm, which bends
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• action: Something that a person or thing does
• brim: Bottom part of a hat that sticks out all round
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• biography: Story of a person's life as told by someone else
• sly: Cleverly hiding the true purpose
• stylish: Having elegance or taste in manners or dress
• charitable: Concerning helping people who are sick or poor
• rum: Alcoholic liquor made from molasses/sugar cane
• video: Recording capturing action with sound
• nudity: State in which a person is not wearing any clothes
• creed: Set of beliefs/principles by which people live
• handshake: Act of shaking someone's hand with your own hand
• sterling: Of very strong, true character; very reliable
• body: The physical structure of a person or animal.
• novelist: Author who writes novels
• hero: Person of great courage/strength who saves others
• lupus: Constellation in the southern hemisphere near Centaurus
• nah: Way of saying 'No'
• thinker: Person studying important matters, creating ideas