Vocabulary

• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• anything goes: There are no rules or restrictions; anything is acceptable or possible.
• with just: Using only; with no more than.
• at times: Sometimes; occasionally.
• rush out: To leave a place quickly or suddenly.
• out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
• for short: As a shortened form of a name or phrase.
• at least: As a minimum
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• emerged as: To become known or apparent; to come forth as.
• on fire: Very successful or popular
• sit down: To take a seat
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• bring to: To make someone to wake up from being unconscious
• for free: Without charge; at no cost.
• give back: To return something you borrowed
• move around: To change position or location; to go from place to place.
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• alternative: Something different you can choose
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
• admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
• permission: Right to do something as allowed by another
• expert: Skillful person with special knowledge
• pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• novelty: Items that are unusual, interesting, or unique
• scoop: To dig out for a hole with a tool or hands
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• congestion: Excessive accumulation of blood/fluid in the body
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• carbon: Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
• invasive: Entering the body, etc. in a destructive way
• pilot: To conduct a small practice experiment
• attract: To make something move closer using magnetic force
• streak: An continuous amount of something, e.g. luck
• abide: To live somewhere (formal, old-fashioned)
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• roll: Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
• act: To behave in a certain way
• public: Owned by the government
• finance: Control of money a person, business has access to
• decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
• transportation: Act of moving people or goods between places
• ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
• savage: Condition of being cruel, violent, uncivilized
• flood: To quickly appear unexpectedly and in volume
• mythical: Based on beliefs unsupported by facts
• assistant: Person who helps another, usually as a job
• license: To give official permission to do something
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• mobility: Ability to move
• pavement: Surface next to a road for people to walk on
• ride: Machine at an amusement park for riding on for fun
• overnight: (Becoming famous, etc.) in a short amount of time
• helmet: Hard or padded protective hat, as worn by soldiers
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• craze: Popular or widespread fad, fashion, etc.
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• promenade: Public walkway, especially along a beach
• graveyard: Area used for burials; area with many graves
• complaint: Saying something is wrong and should be changed
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• law: Field of study that relates to the legal profession
• bumpy: Being rough, or not smooth
• domino: Flat rectangular blocks with spots used in a game
• street: Road in a city with buildings and places to walk
• man: Humans in general, including male and female
• manager: Person who controls and runs a business or group
• repeal: To stop or cancel (a law, etc.)
• california: A state in the western United States on the Pacific; the rd largest state; known for earthquakes
• scooter: Light motorcycle, usually with small wheels
• lime: White containing calcium used in farming
• columnist: Person writing articles in a newspaper or magazine
• greener: Environmentally friendly
• freeway: Highway that can be used without paying a toll