Vocabulary

• time is of the essence: Deadlines are critical; prompt action is required.
• of the essence: Absolutely necessary or vital.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• to taste: Add an ingredient according to your preference.
• name for: To give someone or something a particular name, often in honor of someone else.
• at heart: In one's real or essential nature; fundamentally.
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• iconic: Being widely recognized as a symbol of something
• accurate: With no mistake or error; Correct
• solid: Being able to be trusted; reliable
• fluent: Doing something well and with ease
• complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• sarcastic: Being rude and critical
• overcome: To succeed in a struggle against; defeat
• consent: To agree or give approval to do something
• humble: Being lower in quality or status
• essence: Most important part or quality of something
• disguise: Change in appearance so you will not be noticed
• vomit: Food coming back up from stomach, due to illness
• require: To demand that someone does something
• cast: People who appear in a play or movie
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• swear: To say bad or impolite words to someone
• plague: To cause to have continual problems with something
• identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
• quiz: A game in which players answer questions on topics
• excuse: To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
• league: Group of people, countries with a common goal
• junk: Something that is old, useless, or has no value
• british: Concerning the culture and people of British
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• tight: Showing anxiety or anger; tense
• upbeat: Being positive and cheerful
• breathe: To move air into and out of your lungs
• mission: A task or role someone is given to do
• taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
• occupation: A career or regular job
• alternate: To follow one thing after another repeatedly
• sidekick: Person often with another more important person
• squad: A sports team
• execution: Killing a person as a (usually legal) punishment
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• shell: Hard outer cover of an egg, fruit, nut, or seed
• wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
• laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• outta: Slang written form of ‘Out of’
• choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
• know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• historical: Connected with the past
• unfortunate: Having bad luck; bringing a bad result
• strong: (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
• dinosaur: Reptile that lived millions of years ago
• word: Unit of language that has a meaning
• fire: Heat and the flame produced when burning
• actor: Person who acts in the theater, movies, or TV
• fly: Common flying insect, sometimes blue in color
• leech: Freshwater worm that sucks blood
• horrify: To cause someone to feel horror or shock
• superhero: Fictional character who fights evil
• creme: (Cookery) cream
• superman: Person with great powers and abilities