Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• rip out: To remove something quickly and violently.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• set on: To attack
• quick question: A brief and simple inquiry.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• itching to: Desperate (to do something)
• going on: To continue doing something
• out of the blue: Unexpectedly; without warning
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• on the same page: To have a shared understanding or agreement about something.
• ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
• stand for: To support a particular idea, e.g. in politics
• read up: To spend time trying to find out about something so that you know more about it.
• lead to: To result in some action
• weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
• recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
• imitate: To act, speak like someone or something else
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• aggressive: Using energy and determination to achieve a goal
• tricky: Difficult, so needing skill to do or deal with
• unprecedented: Not having happened before, or to such a degree
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
• shift: To change in position or direction
• separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
• complicated: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
• rip: To tear or split roughly or cause to tear or split
• respect: To follow the established rules
• declare: To make a statement in a strong and confident way
• accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
• toddler: Young child learning to walk
• fit: Good looking; physically attractive
• deny: To refuse to allow or accept something
• tear: Drop of salty water from the eye
• communist: Believer in communism
• diplomatic: Concerning formal relationships between countries
• bully: a person who habitually seeks to harm or intimidate those whom they perceive as vulnerable
• censorship: Removing inappropriate material from books, films
• randomly: With no pattern or clear purpose; by chance
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• regard: Admiration or respect for a person or thing
• stance: A position or opinion stated in public
• frightening: To make someone afraid or nervous
• foreign: Being of a different place or country
• flee: To leave somewhere urgently, to avoid danger
• fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
• protocol: Written agreement between countries
• itch: Something you are desperate to do
• dictionary: Book with the spellings and meanings of many words
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• informal: Casual; relaxed
• rape: To force someone to have sex against their will
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• entry: Act of entering a room, building, party
• tweet: Weak chirping sound as of a small bird
• answer: To reply to a question someone asks
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• plan: Drawing of how something should be done or made
• visit: To go to a place for a time, usually for a reason
• call: A order or request for action
• broke: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• bleep: Short sound made by an electronic instrument
• nook: Small corner or sheltered space
• boo: To shout out 'boo', to express your disapproval
• hungry: Feeling a need or want to eat food
• grandma: Mother of your father or mother
• newsman: Person who investigates or reports on news stories