Vocabulary

• on time
• out of sight, out of mind: People forget things or people when not seen regularly.
• tune up: To adjust car engine, etc. so it works perfectly
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• intimidate: To make someone feel afraid
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• bound: To cover a wound, as with a bandage
• collapse: To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
• raw: Being uncontrolled or strong, as your emotions
• rush: To attack someone suddenly in a group
• furious: Extremely angry
• etiquette: Rules regarding manners or good behavior
• lame: Having a damaged leg/foot making walking painful
• rhyme: One of a group of words ending in similar sounds
• upbeat: Being positive and cheerful
• dough: Substance made from flour and water to bake bread
• animate: To give life, energy, or motion to something
• super: Of the highest quality; great; marvelous
• glorious: (Of a hero, achievements) deserving praise and awe
• nap: To sleep or rest for a short time during the day
• elevated: To make something higher
• yawn: Opening the mouth wide and take a deep breath
• mock: To laugh at someone or something in an unkind way
• marvel: Something that causes wonder or astonishment
• opposition: Act of disagreeing or trying to stop something
• rape: To force someone to have sex against their will
• dime: Coin worth 10 US cents
• vain: Too proud of yourself, especially your appearance
• height: Distance of something from the bottom to the top
• beam: To send out information, signals, or light
• petty: Small and unimportant; small-minded
• energetic: Possessing, exerting or displaying energy
• poem: A written composition in verse, not prose
• marvelous: Extraordinarily good or great
• exile: State of being forced to leave your country
• violate: To abuse, damage or disrespect
• knack: Ability or talent to do something
• victorious: Having won
• casually: In an unconcerned manner
• vanish: To disappear in a sudden and mysterious way
• holocaust: Act of mass destruction and loss of life in a war
• karate: A Japanese martial art; weaponless self-defense
• quaint: Appealing and attractive in an outdated way
• cancel: To end a legal, business, or other agreement
• scratching: To rub your skin with your nails to stop an itch
• funk: Feeling of fear; sadness
• zen: A Buddhist doctrine that enlightenment can be attained through direct intuitive insight
• untouched: Still full
• voiceover
• detonate: To trigger or start an explosion
• Xerox: Copy made by a xerographic printer
• gettin: To obtain, receive or be given something
• nationally: By or for the nation as a whole
• zig: Angular shape characterized by sharp turns in alternating directions
• yak: Talk profusely
• livery: Uniform or design of a sports team, racing car etc.
• dada: A nihilistic art movement (especially in painting) that flourished in Europe early in the th century; based on irrationality and negation of the accepted laws of beauty