Vocabulary

• except for: Not including; excluding.
• for fear of: Because of anxiety or apprehension that something undesirable might happen.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• next to: Being located along side another
• consist of
• forget about: To stop thinking about something; to ignore something.
• of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• check out
• appreciate: To rise in value (of property or belongings)
• decent: Being fairly good; acceptable
• tricky: Difficult, so needing skill to do or deal with
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• concentration: Amount or number of something in a thing or place
• escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
• regular: Having an equal amount of space or time in between
• messy: Being complex or difficult to fix
• crew: Organized group of workers (e.g. on a ship)
• rough: Causing or involving violence, force, and harm
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• dare: To challenge someone to do something that is risky
• attitude: Way you act, think and feel about something
• sink: To push something down into the ground
• ethnic: Of people who share the same culture, traditions
• cramp: Sharp, unexpected pain when a muscle becomes tight
• gain: To increase in something, such as weight
• critic: Person who judges (e.g. art) and gives opinions
• dust: To apply a fine powder to, e.g. sugar to a cake
• secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
• juvenile: Concerning young people or children
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• personal: Done by or to a particular person; individual
• dash: To hit against something with a lot of force
• steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
• sudden: Happening or done quickly or unexpectedly
• transportation: Act of moving people or goods between places
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• peel: Outer covering, or skin, of a piece of fruit
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
• great: Very good; better than before
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• tide: Way opinions or events are developing or changing
• summon: To order someone to come, e.g. to a court of law
• slick: Confident; effortlessly effective
• frank: Member of the ancient Germanic peoples
• persecute: To ill-treat, oppress or harass, as for religion
• sassy: Improperly forward or bold
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• belong: To be a welcomed as a new member of a group
• quiet: Hidden, or done in a private way
• mutant: Organism derived from a change in genes
• dentist: Person whose job is to take care of people's teeth
• lonely: Sad because apart from other people
• unfair: not treating people in an equal way, or not morally right
• breakup: End of a relationship often due to troubles
• annex: An extension to a main building
• lively: Full of life and energy; merry; animated
• workplace: Place where work is done
• bandwagon: Idea or activity that becomes very popular
• bookcase: Piece of furniture with shelves for storing books
• keeper: Person taking care of animals
• cookie: A flat, round sweet baked food
• indoor: Located, done, or used inside a building
• punching: To hit something very hard with a closed hand
• homework: Work that a student is given to do at home
• kitty: Amount of money a group of people share