Vocabulary

• suck up: To try to gain favor by flattering or fawning.
• have to: Must do
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
• bow down: To submit to someone or something; to show respect or obedience.
• deal with
• tough questions: Difficult or challenging questions that require careful consideration and honest answers.
• ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
• lead to: To result in some action
• up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• for long: For a considerable period of time.
• in town: Present or available in the local area or city.
• of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
• coming after: To follow someone in order to threaten them
• on air: Being broadcast on radio or television.
• shut up: To close something, e.g. a shop
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• weigh in: To be weighed before a sports event to check you are not over a certain weight
• make up: To invent or create a story
• against you: In opposition to you.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• come after: To follow someone in order to threaten them
• back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
• mess with: To interfere with or tamper with something.
• to the end of time: Continuing forever or indefinitely.
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• come for: To arrive to collect someone or something.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• at least: As a minimum
• apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• debate: General public discussion of a topic
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• obnoxious: Annoying or rude; offensive
• opinion: Court judge's statement why a decision was made
• impulse: Sudden desire to do something that is not planned
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• suck: To be very bad, undesirable or unpleasant
• upset: (Of stomach, etc.) not functioning well; sick
• factor: Something that influences a result
• confront: To make someone, e.g. who has lied, face the truth
• pathetic: Causing feelings of sadness, pity and sympathy
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• outrageous: Exceeding the usual limits; far too extreme
• fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
• bury: To put something into the ground and cover it
• vicious: Very dangerous, e.g. an animal or dog
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• bully: a person who habitually seeks to harm or intimidate those whom they perceive as vulnerable
• broad: General; not detailed
• lick: To pass the tongue along something, e.g. ice cream
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• thread: Spiral cut at the end of a bolt
• personal: Done by or to a particular person; individual
• schedule: A list of events and their times
• defend: To protect and explain your position in court
• terrible: Very bad; horrible
• grace: Dignified polite behavior, as when things go badly
• point: An item to be discussed
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• pal: Friend
• cease: To come or bring to an end; stop continuing
• swipe: To pass a magnetic card through a digital reader
• bow: To (cause to) curve or bend
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• negotiate: To have a formal discussion to reach an agreement
• loyal: Always showing support for; faithful
• nominee: One put forward or suggested for an award/position
• loyalty: Complete and sustained support for person, thing
• lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
• guy: Man; boy; any person
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• show: To be easily seen or displayed
• vacation: Time off work used for relaxation or travel
• forget: To not remember something
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• hound: Dog
• ail: To have an illness
• memo: Brief note or message left for another person
• yuck: Used to express rejection or strong disgust
• bimbo: Good-looking young woman without much sense
• papa: Another word for father