Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• one up: In a better or more advantageous position.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• fall in line: To conform; to agree with or support a particular set of ideas or people.
• have to: Must do
• go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
• major in: To specialize in a particular subject at college or university.
• by now: At the present time or already; before the present.
• rest up: To relax and get some rest in order to recover from tiredness or illness.
• sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
• ask: To say to someone that you want something
• clever: Funny in a way that shows intelligence
• help: To act to enable a person to do something; assist
• easily: Clearly; without doubt; certainly
• need: To be unable to manage without something; require
• sing: To make musical sounds with your voice
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• small: Little in size; not big
• home: House, apartment or building to be rented or sold
• carry: To have a child, be pregnant
• arm: To activate a weapon or bomb for use
• dance: To move your body rhythmically to music
• easy: Not hard to do; not difficult
• meet: To provide something that is necessary
• complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
• lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• heavy: Greater in amount, degree, or severity than usual
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• assistance: Act of helping someone
• lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• biology: The study of living things
• strong: (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• neighborhood: Area of a town or city that people live in
• clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• comma: Mark showing a pause or list in a sentence
• weight: How heavy something is
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• connect: To associate a thing with something else
• unequal: Unfair; biased in someone's favor
• attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
• weigh: To balance things against each other
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• correctly: In an accurate or correct manner
• accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
• admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
• rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
• independent: Making your own decisions; acting by yourself
• require: To demand that someone does something
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• distribute: To hand out or give to people
• prioritize: To rank things in importance
• construct: To build or create something
• interpretive: By way of explanation or interpretation
• balance: Instrument for weighing things
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• tricky: Difficult, so needing skill to do or deal with
• dependent: Someone who relies on (financial) support
• capable: Being able to do something very well; proficient
• debate: General public discussion of a topic
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• evenly: Equally; with advantage to both sides
• mighty: Having great strength or great size
• conjunction: Combination of things or events
• subordinate: Grammar (of a clause) dependent on the main clause
• heavyweight: Professional boxer in a greater weight class
• heroine: Woman of great courage/strength who saves others
• vigilant: Being watchful; careful to monitor events
• acronym: A word made from the first letters of other words
• fragment: Part that is broken off of something
• militant: Using strong forceful methods to achieve a goal
• nimble: Being able to move quickly and easily
• molecular: About or caused by molecules