Vocabulary

• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• in unison: Together; at the same time; in a way that shows complete agreement
• my personal favorite: Something that I like more than other things.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• other than: Except for; apart from.
• on the internet: Located or available on the internet.
• at least: As a minimum
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• run to: To have enough money; be able to pay; afford
• have to: Must do
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• extent to which: The degree to which something is true or likely to happen.
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• better understanding: An improved level of comprehension or knowledge.
• at stake: At risk; that can be lost if something is not successful
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• accent: To give emphasis to (a point you are making)
• applause: The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
• ancient: Very old; having lived a very long time ago
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• notion: Sudden idea or desire to do something
• stake: Share/interest in the success of a business, etc.
• ignore: To not listen to, look at, or pay attention to
• discrimination: Ability to recognize the difference between things
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• minority: Group that is smaller and different from the rest
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• mutual: Shared between two or more people
• respond: To answer something or someone
• relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
• construction: Act of building something; thing that is built
• react: To change when mixing with other chemicals
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• narrator: Person or character who tells a story
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• audio: Concerning sound
• employee: Person who works for someone else for payment
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• constructive: Having positive effective results
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• mumble: Speech that is not clear enough or loud enough
• dozen: 12 people or things
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• part: Division of a book
• breakdown: When normal activity or behavior stops
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• echo: (Of a place) to be filled with repeating sounds
• laughter: Action or sound of laughing
• peanut: Edible small nut which grows under the ground
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• offense: Attempt to score in a game or match
• recur: To occur again or repeatedly
• greeting: To meet with friendly words and actions; welcome
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• answer: To reply to a question someone asks
• whale: To strike forcefully, e.g. as a punishment
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• quiet: Hidden, or done in a private way
• stutter: To speak hesitatingly with repeated sounds
• grunt: To utter a deep sound like that of a pig
• unison: Same pitch in two or more musical tones or voices
• onstage: On the stage
• hebrew: Ancient Semitic language now spoken in Israel