Vocabulary

• now or never: An opportunity that must be taken immediately, or it will be lost.
• back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
• take out: To apply for and get a license
• in a minute: Very soon; in a short amount of time.
• crowd: To force too many things, people into
• faith: Belief in a god or gods; religion
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• silent: Without making any noise; soundless
• bend: To become curved or no longer straight
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• alive: Living; not dead
• mistake: Something done wrong/calculated wrong; error
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• loud: Being very bright with colors, clothes etc.
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
• live: To be alive
• back: Farthest from the front e.g. in a classroom
• shout: To speak very loudly to get attention
• hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
• depart: To die
• voice: Ability to sing well
• face: To cover a surface with something like paint
• call: A order or request for action
• prayer: Words spoken to your god for help
• open: To make accessible or able to be used, e.g. road
• baby: A very young child, who cannot yet speak
• highway: Main road connecting places