Vocabulary

• in play: In a state of being actively involved in a game or activity.
• going on: To continue doing something
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• on command: Immediately when told to do something.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• red flag: A warning sign or signal of danger or a problem.
• saved by the bell: Rescued at the last possible moment.
• first off: To begin with; firstly.
• make up: To invent or create a story
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• run on: To continue longer than expected, e.g. a meeting
• by means of: Using; with the help of.
• reel in: To pull something towards you by winding a line around a reel, especially when fishing.
• to death: Extremely; to a great degree
• go on: To continue doing something
• in shock: When not enough blood flows round the body
• have to: Must do
• at least: As a minimum
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• cue: Word or action in a play to tell an actor to speak
• dramatic: Gripping the attention; causing an effect
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• assignment: Task you are given to do (as in the armed forces)
• scheme: Plan (sometimes dishonest) to get or do something
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• contain: To keep something from spreading
• insurance: Protection against loss/injury/death you pay for
• tragic: (Of a play, movie, or book) with a sad ending
• theme: An main or dominant idea, motif
• essay: Short piece of written opinion on a subject
• race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
• leave: To go away from; depart
• literature: Writing valued as art, e.g. fiction, drama, poetry
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• century: Period of 100 years
• assign: To give someone a particular job to do
• trip: To release an electrical switch
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• sharp: Person's name
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• awe: To feel admiration, respect, or fear
• creative: Having the ability to make something new
• act: To behave in a certain way
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• format: Form, design, or arrangement of something
• paragraph: Section of writing dealing with one point
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• rhyme: One of a group of words ending in similar sounds
• accuse: To claim that someone has done something wrong
• fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
• false: Not real or genuine
• summary: Brief, complete and accurate
• bland: Plain; flavorless; dull
• grade: To give a road the required angle of slope
• reel: To wind something in on a reel; pull something in
• dismal: Bad in a sad and depressing way
• apostrophe: Punctuation mark (') showing possession
• romance: To court someone into a love relationship
• taco: Tortilla rolled cupped around a filling
• thy: An old-fashioned word for your
• lightness: Degree to which something is light in weight
• salesman: Person whose job is to sell things
• sonnet: 14-line poetic verse form with fixed rhyme pattern