Vocabulary

• to do with: To be about something; concern
• have to: Must do
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• do your best: To try as hard as you can; put in maximum effort.
• as with: In the same way that something happens or is true of something else.
• from scratch: From the very beginning; from nothing.
• make for: To go to or toward something/someone for a reason
• make a bet: To wager money on an uncertain outcome.
• last summer: The summer before this one.
• get up in: To wake and leave bed at a particular time.
• subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
• phrase: Common expression or saying
• positive: Showing agreement or support for something
• attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
• scratch: To rub your skin with your nails to stop an itch
• achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• task: Big or small piece of work someone has to do
• bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• investment: Something purchased hoping its value will increase
• pleasure: Feeling of happiness, enjoyment, or satisfaction
• race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
• quiz: A game in which players answer questions on topics
• fortune: What might happen to you in the future
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• exception: Something different or not included
• correct: Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
• profit: Benefit from doing something
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
• important: Having power or authority
• leave: To go away from; depart
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• mistake: Something done wrong/calculated wrong; error
• promise: To say you will certainly do something
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• business: A company formed for making profit
• suggestion: Idea about what someone should do
• lipstick: Red, pink etc. makeup for the lips
• creation: Act of making something
• iron: Heavy metal device heated to smooth clothes
• complaint: Saying something is wrong and should be changed
• loathe: To dislike someone or something greatly; detest
• homework: Work that a student is given to do at home
• housework: Work of cleaning and running a house