Vocabulary

• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• on the news: Reported or broadcasted as part of a news program.
• from the start: From the very beginning; from the outset.
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
• slip: Act of beginning to fall from losing balance
• wreck: Car, plane, boat accident damaging the vehicle
• leave: To go away from; depart
• silent: Without making any noise; soundless
• piece: A counter in a board game
• point: An item to be discussed
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• fix: Answer to a problem
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• view: Opinion, belief, or idea about something
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• ugly: (E.g. of a situation) bad; likely to turn nasty
• darker: Having less light; less light in color