Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
• in a while: In a short period of time; soon.
• once in a while: Occasionally; not very often.
• come along: To go with someone who takes the lead
• time of your life: An experience that is extremely enjoyable and memorable.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• talk back
• pay off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• bear with me: Be patient with me.
• reach out: To attempt to communicate with someone.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• one step ahead: Having an advantage or being more prepared than others.
• crystal clear: Extremely clear and easy to understand.
• get lost: An impolite way of telling someone to go away.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
• embrace: Act of holding someone closely
• progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
• pursue: To follow and try to catch, or to reach a goal
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• miserable: Very unhappy
• brilliant: Having a great amount of intelligence or talent
• fancy: To want to have or do something; feel like
• puberty: Stage of life when you become sexually mature
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• mortgage: Long-term loan from a bank for buying property
• bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• universe: All of space that contains planets and stars
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• plot: Small piece of land for a house growing crops etc.
• settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
• spirit: Person's strong determination or attitude
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• vision: Ability to see; eyesight
• independent: Making your own decisions; acting by yourself
• chest: Strong, lidded container for storing things
• couple: To join something to something else
• rebellious: Wanting to do things your way; resisting authority
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• scary: Causing fear; frightening
• peak: Part of a cap that sticks out over your eyes
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• punch: Alcoholic drink made from wine and fruit, etc.
• crystal: A solid formed by the solidification of a chemical
• promise: To say you will certainly do something
• slap: To hit with the open hand or with a flat object
• point: An item to be discussed
• pound: The # key on a keyboard
• sudden: Happening or done quickly or unexpectedly
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• workforce: The total number of working people
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• halfway: A middle point between two extremes
• kindergarten: School or class for children between four and six
• dent: Place on a car, etc. where it has been pushed in
• elementary: Basic, simple, or essential
• erect: Standing straight up
• blueprint: Plans of how buildings will be built
• terrify: To scare or greatly frighten
• bleep: Short sound made by an electronic instrument
• ugly: (E.g. of a situation) bad; likely to turn nasty
• pre: A prefix meaning 'before'