Vocabulary

• for the loss: Concerning or because of a defeat or loss.
• make up: To invent or create a story
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• bake off: A baking competition.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• back up: To save a copy of your computer data
• decent: Being fairly good; acceptable
• part: Division of a book
• beverage: A drink other than water
• live: To be alive
• continent: Very large piece of land, e.g. Africa or Asia
• love: Person's name
• study: To focus on learning something usually at school
• british: Concerning the culture and people of British
• education: Academic field studying the practice of teaching
• kidney: Body organ that cleans blood, producing urine
• scheme: Plan (sometimes dishonest) to get or do something
• laptop: Portable computer small enough to use on your lap
• soil: Conditions in which something develops
• transform: To change the shape completely in a good way
• union: Act of joining two or more things into one
• money: Coins or notes we use to pay for things
• global: Concerning, involving, affecting all of something
• contest: Struggle or competition between rivals
• attend: To take care of someone in need
• invent: To create something such as a story or excuse
• derive: To come from another thing
• European: Concerning the culture and people of Europe
• club: Group of people who share an interest, as in sport
• market: To publicize products to get you to buy; advertise
• sport: Something that is done for fun, e.g. football
• member: Part of the body of a human, animal
• Europe: A continent including Germany, France and Spain
• brazil: Largest Latin American country and Largest Portuguese speaking country in the world; located in the central and northeastern part of South America; world's leading coffee exporter
• routinely: In a regular, habitual or expected way
• cucumber: Long green vegetable that is eaten raw in salads
• centre: Community place people go health or social reasons
• tacky: Having a cheap and ugly appearance
• freely: (Living, existing) without being controlled
• harry: Make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes
• involvement: Act or process of joining in a particular activity
• steak: Thick slice of meat from animal or large fish
• bake: To cook food (bread, cakes) in an oven
• commonwealth: Group of countries connected politically
• cellar: Storage room under the house, similar to basement
• abbey: Religious building in a Christian community
• ale: Fermented alcoholic drink made from malt
• ole: Dialect another way of saying 'old'
• superman: Person with great powers and abilities