Vocabulary

• stand for: To support a particular idea, e.g. in politics
• go against: To disagree with or challenge someone
• on the scene: Present at a location, especially where something has happened.
• step back: To move backwards; to move away from something.
• go straight: To continue in the same direction without turning.
• stay up: To not go to bed until late
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• no pain, no gain: Success requires hard work and effort.
• stand down: To end a state of readiness, e.g. for war
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
• chunk: A large bit of something; thick lump
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• hand: Cards given to a player in a card game
• pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
• ride: Machine at an amusement park for riding on for fun
• load: Large, often heavy, amount of a thing to be moved
• jealous: Wishing you were like someone or had their things
• full: Containing all the parts; complete
• chain: To feel to be bound or tied to
• tie: To attach things (together) with a string or rope
• torture: Hurting someone to force them to give information
• scope: Opportunity for action or thought
• devote: To dedicate
• chew: To bite something many times without swallowing it
• detrimental: Harmful
• mercy: Kind instead of harsh treatment of someone
• sorrow: Deep sadness caused by a loss
• lane: Marked strip of the road or swimming pool
• lord: (Name used to refer to god in some religions)
• hesitate: To pause because unsure or reluctant to do
• pole: One of two opposite ideas, qualities or positions
• choke: To cause someone not to breathe
• slave: Someone who is legally owned by another person
• toast: Bread grilled to make it brown and crisp
• city: Area with many buildings, roads and people
• peanut: Edible small nut which grows under the ground
• hesitation: Indecision or unwillingness to do something
• beg: To ask someone in an emotional way for something
• squad: A sports team
• loyalty: Complete and sustained support for person, thing
• sucker: Part of an animal used for holding onto surfaces
• concussion: Injury to the brain caused by a blow
• dummy: Being a cover for or serving as a front for
• dog: Small 4-legged animal that barks kept as a pet
• slow: Lacking activity, busyness or excitement
• rebellion: Act of conflicting with someone in authority
• dysfunction: Failure to act as expected, as in a social context
• jelly: Semisolid food substance, eaten as dessert
• shark: Person who lends money at unfair rates of interest
• dosage: Measured amount of medicine or drug
• slit: To make a narrow cut
• charcoal: Burnt wood used for fuel/drawing
• stoke: To add fuel or tend a fire to make it stronger
• stung: Aroused to anger or action
• fuckin: (Vulgar) To have sex with someone
• homie