Vocabulary

• next to: Being located along side another
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• take off: To remove, e.g. your clothes
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• light on: To illuminate something.
• right next to: Immediately adjacent to; in very close proximity to.
• at school: Present and attending school.
• on the inside: Having a position of authority or influence within an organization or system.
• stand up for: To support someone or an idea, e.g. human rights
• going on: To continue doing something
• the following: Next in order or sequence.
• the rest is history: What happened next is well known or obvious.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• allow me: A polite way of offering to do something for someone.
• turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
• answer for: Be responsible for and explain one's actions.
• come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
• evidence of: Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
• come before: To happen or exist earlier in time than something else.
• in honor of: To show respect and admiration for someone or something.
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• bus: A large road vehicle used for carrying many people
• driver: People who move cattle from one place to another
• girl: A female child; a young woman
• pay: To give money for goods or work done
• teacher: Person who teaches others, especially in a school
• color: To change or affect someone's opinion
• look: Person's beauty or physical attractiveness
• brown: Of the color of coffee or chocolate
• board: Surface for posting or showing information
• school: Large group of fish that swim together
• window: Opening in a wall or door to let in light
• young: At an early stage of existence; not mature
• daddy: Another word for father
• today: This day; day that is happening now
• stay: To keep trying without giving up
• granddaughter: Your son or daughter's daughter
• story: One of many floors or levels in a building
• seated: To have seats available for a number of people
• share: Part-ownership in a property, business or company
• seat: To have seats available for a number of people
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• history: Established pattern or record
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• police: People, often in uniforms, who solve crimes
• memorized: To study something so that you remember it
• area: Amount of measured space
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• full: Containing all the parts; complete
• guide: To help or advise someone about something
• sir: Form of polite address to a man you do not know
• identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
• pregnant: Carrying your unborn baby inside you
• performance: Act of doing something
• court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
• section: A part of a whole
• role: Character played by an actor
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
• fare: Money people pay to travel on buses, taxis, boats
• membership: Being a member of a group; joining a group
• movement: Part of a piece of classical music
• racism: Belief that people of other races are bad/inferior
• citizen: Person who belongs to and has rights in a country
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• citizenship: Status of a citizen who has rights and duties
• courageous: Able to face danger without fear
• constitutional: Regarding laws that govern a nation and its people
• amendment: A change, addition, or improvement to something
• restrict: To prevent a person from doing something
• participant: Person involved or included in something
• impose: To make someone to do or endure something
• legacy: Literature, arts etc. from previous generations
• dime: Coin worth 10 US cents
• aisle: Long narrow space between rows of seats
• handcuff: Police object used to restrain hands of criminals
• backseat: Seat at the back of a vehicle
• flagged: To indicate something should get special attention
• prick: To pierce slightly with a sharp point
• segregate: To separate people by skin color, sex or religion
• testimony: Public statement of personal religious experiences