Vocabulary

• think about: To consider something carefully.
• sit down: To take a seat
• up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
• on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
• last summer: The summer before this one.
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• like a shot: Doing something very quickly or immediately.
• pissed off: Angry or annoyed.
• blow up: To suddenly become angry
• work at: To have a job at a particular place or organization.
• start off: To begin or commence something.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• accent: To give emphasis to (a point you are making)
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• panic: Overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
• esteem: Feeling of respect or admiration regarding someone
• applause: The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
• productive: Producing things in large quantities; fertile
• dude: Form of address for a man
• theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
• dramatically: In a sudden or extreme manner
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• board: Surface for posting or showing information
• counter: To say or do something in opposition or resistance
• nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
• blow: To move something using air
• thumb: To use your thumb to request a ride in a car
• degree: Amount or extent of something
• expire: To breathe out
• mock: To laugh at someone or something in an unkind way
• buddy: Friend, usually male
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• act: To behave in a certain way
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• flight: Act of leaving a place, usually to escape danger
• nowadays: At the present time; now
• shot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
• rule: Something that is normal and usually happens
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• terrorist: Radical who employs terror as a political weapon
• immigration: Process of moving your home to a new country
• minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
• bastard: Someone whose parents were not married
• yell: A sudden loud cry or shout
• laughter: Action or sound of laughing
• flinch: To move back as in fear or pain; recoil; shrink
• terrorism: Use of violent acts to make people afraid
• anymore: No longer; no more
• message: Main idea or theme in a story, book, or film
• clap: To make loud sounds by striking the hands together
• renew: To make something stronger, fresher, or like new
• passport: Official book of identification allowing travel
• buffalo: Wild animal with horns similar to a large cow
• mall: Large public area often covered with grass
• airport: A place where passenger planes land and take off
• southwest: Location in the southwestern part of an area