Vocabulary

• for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
• back at you: An informal way to return a greeting or compliment.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• to death: Extremely; to a great degree
• in the books: Finished, completed, or officially recorded.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• kill me: An exaggerated expression of frustration or annoyance.
• as a result of: Because of something; owing to.
• taken over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• episode: One separate event in a series of events
• awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
• guarantee: To promise to repair a broken product
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• character: Person in a story, movie or play
• capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
• specifically: As regards a particular thing; closely related to
• conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
• philosophy: Study of ideas about the basic nature of life
• amount: Quantity of something
• brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
• lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
• tongue: Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• nerd: Intelligent but single-minded expert in a field
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• religious: Following the rules and beliefs of a faith
• horrible: Very bad; causing annoyance, distaste or fear
• sweat: To do an amount of hard work
• disgusting: Having a very bad taste
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• topic: Subject or issue people talk or write about
• stink: To smell terrible
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• gain: To increase in something, such as weight
• literature: Writing valued as art, e.g. fiction, drama, poetry
• development: Act or process of growing bigger or more advanced
• visceral: From deep within you; caused by strong instincts
• stark: Very clear and often unpleasant
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• basic: At the most important or easiest (beginner) level
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• stab: To strike a blow with a knife, as to kill someone
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• edition: Form in which a book, magazine etc. is released
• deep: Complex and important
• great: Very good; better than before
• disagree: To have a different opinion; to fail to agree
• forehead: Area of the face above the eyes
• horn: Device that makes a loud warning noise
• bankrupt: Unable to pay debts
• flu: Illness causing headache, fever etc.
• opera: A type of play that is sung with classical music
• bran: Grain husk that contains high fiber content
• pickup: Small truck that has an open back with low sides