Vocabulary

• except for: Not including; excluding.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• slip by: To pass or elapse unnoticed or without being acted upon.
• of a lifetime: Describes something very special or unique in one's life.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• in hand: In one's possession or control.
• have to: Must do
• slip: Act of beginning to fall from losing balance
• concentration: Amount or number of something in a thing or place
• feat: Impressive act showing courage or skill
• subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
• taboo: Not being accepted by customs or society
• honest: Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• racism: Belief that people of other races are bad/inferior
• expose: To make visible, without covering or protection
• wipe: To clean or dry something with a cloth
• spray: To cover something with a stream of tiny drops
• education: Academic field studying the practice of teaching
• mission: A task or role someone is given to do
• polish: Act of making something clean and shiny
• nail: Pointed piece of metal used to join pieces of wood
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• cover: To record a different version of another song
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• remove: To get rid of something completely
• know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• graffiti: Writings and drawings on walls, often rude, funny
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• lifetime: The time between birth and death
• heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
• meet: To provide something that is necessary
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• repeat: Action that is done again
• arm: To activate a weapon or bomb for use
• camp: A (military) base
• history: Established pattern or record
• message: Main idea or theme in a story, book, or film
• shock: The passage of an electricity through the body
• war: Situation where armies fight each other
• swastika: Symbol of two right angle crosses
• neo: A prefix meaning 'recent' or 'new'
• destroyer: Something that destroys others, e.g. a navy ship