Vocabulary

• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• fill up
• on the shelf: Located on a shelf.
• in love with: Feeling romantic love for someone.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• on the street: Located on or along a public road in a town or city.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• pitch in: To help or join together to accomplish something
• in hot water: In trouble; in a difficult situation.
• know better: To be wise enough not to do something.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• on television: Appearing or broadcast on TV.
• in a row: One after another without a break.
• in safe hands: Being cared for or looked after carefully.
• eat in: To have a meal at home instead of going out.
• in writing: Expressed or presented in written form, rather than spoken.
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• chronic: Always or often doing something, e.g. lying
• pursue: To follow and try to catch, or to reach a goal
• audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• dumb: Senseless; stupid
• frankly: Speaking honestly and directly
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
• inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
• upset: (Of stomach, etc.) not functioning well; sick
• journal: A diary; record of what you do every day
• assignment: Task you are given to do (as in the armed forces)
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• mood: Emotion or a state of mind; how you feel
• article: Word such as 'a', 'an', or 'the' used before nouns
• steep: Very expensive
• infection: (Computers) Having a computer virus
• monologue: Long speech given by one person, often in a play
• offensive: Causing displeasure or anger
• damn: To cause the downfall or failure of; criticize
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• carbon: Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• popularity: State of being liked or supported by many people
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
• fill: To make something full
• hire: To give a job to someone in exchange for pay
• worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
• great: Very good; better than before
• heat: State of anger, excitement, or arguing
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• supply: Availability of products and services for use
• bald: Lacking additional information or facts; unadorned
• rivalry: State/feeling when groups compete with each other
• inspection: Official examination to make sure everything is ok
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• preach: To write or speak about so as to persuade people
• base: Place military personnel live, train, and operate
• complain: To say something is wrong and should be changed
• publish: To prepare and make available a book magazine etc.
• hedgehog: Small mammal making a spiky ball if threatened
• poet: Person who writes poems
• populate: To live in a particular area, as a group
• elf: Tiny creature found in many fairy tales
• online: Connected to the internet
• monoxide: Oxide with one atom of oxygen per molecule