Vocabulary

• got to: To arrive at some place
• road ahead: The future; what is to come.
• in flight: Act of flying
• get at: To criticize someone, often personally
• bring to: To make someone to wake up from being unconscious
• lie in: To stay in bed later than usual in the morning.
• gather up: To collect or pick up things that are spread out.
• cheer up: To make or become happier or less upset
• at least: As a minimum
• knock on: To strike a door or window to attract attention.
• in perpetuity: Continuing forever without end.
• rock on: An expression of encouragement or approval, especially in the context of music or performance.
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• by day: During the daytime; not at night.
• by night: During the night; not during the day.
• shrinking violet: A person who is very shy and avoids attention.
• way to go: An expression of encouragement or approval.
• shut up: To close something, e.g. a shop
• on the loose: Having escaped from captivity; free to move around without restraint.
• take it away: To remove something.
• on the hook: Responsible or liable for something, often a debt or mistake.
• lay out: To show or explain your plans carefully
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• mum's the word: To keep something secret and not reveal it to others.
• start in: To begin a job or activity.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• breathe in: To inhale; to take air into the lungs.
• trick: To fool someone in order to obtain a result
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• executive: A senior manager in a business or organization
• compassionate: Feeling sympathy for people who are suffering
• candidate: Politician who is running for public office
• drill: A machine that makes holes with a metal bit
• strive: To work hard/make effort to achieve something
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• indicate: To show something; direct attention to; point out
• cast: People who appear in a play or movie
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• orbit: Path an object takes as it circles another object
• interrupt: To stop something from happening for a while
• stir: To arouse (attention or interest)
• district: Area of a country, city, or town
• poll: Process of gathering opinions by asking questions
• sanitation: Water systems that protect people's health
• frustrate: To make annoyed because things don't go well
• request: To ask for, usually politely and formally
• extinction: When every example of animal, plant is dead
• agenda: Plan or policy to achieve your goal or intentions
• minor: Not so large in size; not important or valuable
• slash: Line ( / ) used in writing
• coalition: Union of separate political parties
• entertain: To receive someone as a guest
• tune: To make adjustments to equipment to make it better
• mate: A friend who you work, live, or go to school with
• eager: Very excited and interested
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• cluster: To come together in a group, flock etc.
• execute: To kill someone, usually as an official punishment
• terrific: Spoken excellent; wonderful
• argue: To fight or disagree over something
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
• restrict: To prevent a person from doing something
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• license: To give official permission to do something
• broadcast: To send out signals by radio or television
• trust: To expect confidently
• drama: Play that is performed on stage, theater, or TV
• speed: How fast or slow something is or is done
• cynicism: Belief that bad motivates things/people are bad
• light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• meet: To provide something that is necessary
• give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• critique: A review of the quality of a work
• sorority: Social club for female undergraduates
• hand: Cards given to a player in a card game
• need: To be unable to manage without something; require
• onward: Moving toward a future (often better) time/place
• mime: Art of telling a story without speaking
• moonlight: To work at a second job (often late at night)
• randy: Wanting to have sex (often)
• ow: Sound people make when they are hurt