Vocabulary

• got to: To arrive at some place
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• hand back: To return something to the person who owns it or gave it to you.
• have to: Must do
• except for: Not including; excluding.
• turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• on the couch: Receiving psychotherapy or psychological treatment.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• never in a million years: To express that something is extremely unlikely or impossible.
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
• introvert: Person who does not like social contact
• insane: Mentally ill; crazy
• panic: Overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
• adrenaline: Chemical in the body that responds to stress, fear
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• tricky: Difficult, so needing skill to do or deal with
• enthusiasm: Hobby or interest that you are passionate about
• applause: The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
• surge: Sudden movement in one direction by many
• spontaneous: Happening on its own, without anyone helping it
• inflammation: Painful swelling in the body due to illness
• freak: (Of weather, etc.) unusual; unpredictable; amazing
• pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
• tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
• sustain: To lengthen or continue to do something
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• horrible: Very bad; causing annoyance, distaste or fear
• stiff: Slang term for a dead body
• surgery: Medical operation involving cutting into body
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• emergency: Sudden event needing an immediate action
• calcium: A substance important for making bones and teeth
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• dive: Restaurant, bar or club with a bad reputation
• absolute: Complete; total; pure; not limited in any way
• mammal: Animal which drinks milk from its mother
• spine: Line of bones that runs down your back
• wound: To rotate a part of say a watch to make it work
• analysis: Careful study to better understand something
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• entertain: To receive someone as a guest
• couch: To formulate in a particular style or language
• marvelous: Extraordinarily good or great
• joint: Body parts where bones meet and can move together
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• postpone: To schedule for a later time
• schedule: A list of events and their times
• glorious: (Of a hero, achievements) deserving praise and awe
• accident: Sudden unplanned event causing damage, injury etc.
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• rig: To dishonestly fix the result of elections, games
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• dissipate: To disappear over time
• venom: Poison, e.g. one produced by plant or animal
• return: To hit something back to the other player or team
• ride: Machine at an amusement park for riding on for fun
• telescope: Tube-shaped device used to see a great distance
• bone: Hard piece of your body that holds your muscles
• stay: To keep trying without giving up
• landslide: Slide of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff
• scuba: Equipment which allows you to breath underwater
• story: One of many floors or levels in a building
• tangle: To involve in troubles that are hard to escape
• warm: To become more friendly or to like something
• plume: Bird's feather, especially when colorful
• physicist: Person who studies and works in physics
• comet: Moving object in space, with a long, bright tail
• urchin: Small sea animal with stiff parts like needles
• horseback: On horseback riding on the back of a horse
• manta: Blanket that is used as a cloak or shawl
• hale: Healthy; retaining exceptional health and vigor