Vocabulary

• for seconds: For a short period of time measured in seconds.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• for life: For the duration of one's life; permanently.
• swim in: To move through water by using your arms and legs.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• on the safe side: Taking precautions to avoid possible problems.
• slippery slope: An idea or course of action which will lead to something unacceptable, wrong, or disastrous.
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• boil down: To reduce in volume by boiling; to concentrate.
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• equivalent: Equal to something in value, use or meaning
• extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
• pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
• insane: Mentally ill; crazy
• physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• creepy: Scary; annoying or unpleasant
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
• roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
• worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• suck: To be very bad, undesirable or unpleasant
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• sensitive: Taking offense easily; easily upset or hurt
• appearance: The way a person looks to others
• require: To demand that someone does something
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• due: When something is required or expected
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• respect: To follow the established rules
• divorce: Legal breakup of a marriage
• wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• fault: A failure or negative aspect of
• tale: Story that is not true
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• scar: Long lasting emotional pain from a bad experience
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• button: Small round piece material used to fasten clothing
• act: To behave in a certain way
• overly: To a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
• slippery: Difficult to hold or stand as it's smooth/wet/icy
• wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
• deep: Complex and important
• dye: A liquid that colors hair, cloth etc.
• slope: Angle of a decline, e.g. where a road dips down
• hormonal: Concerning or caused by hormones in the body
• kindness: Quality of being warmhearted and helpful
• buster: Way of addressing a man