Vocabulary

• hold it in: To restrain or suppress an emotion or feeling.
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• got to: To arrive at some place
• one up: In a better or more advantageous position.
• with just: Using only; with no more than.
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• lose control: To no longer be able to direct or restrain something.
• on the table: Located on the surface of a table.
• go straight: To continue in the same direction without turning.
• have to: Must do
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• technique: Way of doing by using special knowledge or skill
• effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
• repetition: When something occurs again
• immediately: Without any delay; straight away
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• concentrate: To cause to be present in large amount or number
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• flat: Apartment; set of rooms for living in
• tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
• grip: To hold someone's interest
• attention: Taking notice of someone or something
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
• couple: To join something to something else
• thumb: To use your thumb to request a ride in a car
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
• strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
• courtesy: Polite and respectful behavior
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• important: Having power or authority
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• stationary: Being still or unmoving
• nail: Pointed piece of metal used to join pieces of wood
• pad: Object that is thin, flat, and usually soft
• delicious: Very pleasing to eat; especially pleasing
• knuckle: Rounded bone where the fingers can bend
• arch: Curved part of a structure (e.g. on a bridge)
• uneven: Being good in some parts and poor in others
• chopstick: One of a pair of thin sticks used to eat food with
• popcorn: Small-eared corn that burst in dry heat
• toffee: Caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets