Vocabulary

• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• at risk: In danger; likely to be harmed
• in danger: Exposed to the risk of harm, injury, or loss.
• go west: To die or become completely unusable or broken.
• at least: As a minimum
• shut up: To close something, e.g. a shop
• in half: Divided into two equal parts.
• actions speak louder than words: What people do is more important than what they say.
• have to: Must do
• come upon: To accidentally find; discover something
• opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
• enormous: Huge; very big; very important
• master: To gain control over something
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• sizzle: A hissing sound of something burning or frying
• pathetic: Causing feelings of sadness, pity and sympathy
• earth: Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
• afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• power: Legal or official right to perform certain actions
• weak: Not having a strong character
• late: At a time after the expected time
• vow: Very serious promise