Vocabulary

• fight on: To continue fighting despite difficulties or setbacks.
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• of ours: Belonging to us; associated with us.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• shut up: To close something, e.g. a shop
• fiddle with: To make small movements or adjustments to something, often nervously or restlessly.
• except that: But; with the exception that.
• basket case: A person who is completely unable to function normally, especially because of emotional problems.
• daddy: Another word for father
• hat: Item of clothing worn on your head
• kick: Feeling of enjoyment or excitement
• arm: To activate a weapon or bomb for use
• dear: Loved or valued very much
• dinner: Main meal of the day, often eaten in the evening
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• doctor: Person paid to help people become or stay healthy
• brother: A boy or man who shares a parent with you
• die: Cube with dots numbering 1-6 on it used in games
• wife: Married woman
• met: To provide something that is necessary
• street: Road in a city with buildings and places to walk
• get: To become affected by illness or disease
• to: Toward a point, person, place or thing
• bat: Small flying mouse-like animal with wings
• shamed: To make someone feel ashamed
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• duck: To avoid doing something that is difficult
• boyfriend: Man (boy) romantically involved with girl
• ill: Not well or sick
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• partner: One you have a business/personal relationship with
• cash: Physical money (not credit card or digital)
• laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
• kill: To cause someone to experience a lot of pain
• pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
• rich: Having a lot of money or valuable possessions
• decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
• crazy: Mentally ill; mad
• smell: To have a particular odor
• detective: Person who investigates and solves crimes
• pipe: To speak in a high-pitched voice, like a child
• register: To record your name on an official list; sign up
• passive: Allowing things to happen with quiet acceptance
• selfish: Concerned about your own interests, not others'
• killer: Something that is a challenge to deal with
• childhood: The time when you are a child
• battle: Military fight between armies
• bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
• afford: To make available, to provide
• waste: To kill or severely harm someone
• bite: Amount of food taken into your mouth at one time
• secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
• smart: Fashionable; well-dressed; well-groomed
• stain: A mark or unwanted spot / thing
• chop: To cut into pieces with an up and down motion
• crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
• exploit: To selfishly take advantage of or treat badly
• disgrace: Shame or dishonor
• needle: Part of a medical device used to inject medicine
• haunt: To remain in the mind causing worry, sadness, pain
• tragedy: Play that has a sad ending with many deaths
• mask: To hide something so that it cannot be seen
• dynamic: Always active or energetic; getting things done
• fellow: Man or a boy
• emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
• wealth: Amount of money or possessions you own, e.g. large
• justice: Quality of being fair, equal, or just
• vast: Being very large in size or amount
• compliment: Remark saying someone looks nice, plays well, etc.
• gesture: Bodily movement expressing a particular meaning
• holy: Being good according to religious standards
• snatch: To take something quickly or eagerly
• deduce: To use logic or reason to reach a conclusion
• shatter: To break into small pieces
• nest: Home, e.g. of twigs, made by a bird, insect etc.
• crush: Strong attraction to someone
• suck: To be very bad, undesirable or unpleasant
• sidekick: Person often with another more important person
• tango: Type of sexy ballroom dance from Argentina
• haste: Quickness; speed; hurry
• deuce: Tie in tennis needing two successive points to win
• dispatch: To send (people or objects) somewhere
• traumatize: To cause trauma and shock
• catchphrase: Favorite saying of a sect or political group
• pow: Used to represent the sound of two things hitting
• punchline: Last line of a joke
• fiddle: To play around in an experimental manner; tinker
• villain: Character in a story who is mean or evil
• adversary: Opponent who want to fight you for some reason
• bam: An ancient city in southeastern Iran; destroyed by an earthquake in
• momma: A mother
• superpower: State powerful enough to influence world events