Vocabulary

• calm down: To make or become relaxed after being stressed
• settle down: To become calm and relaxed after not being so
• talking smack: Present continuous of talking smack; boasting or bragging.
• in jail: Imprisoned; confined in a jail or prison.
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• noise: Loud sounds that cause discomfort or annoyance
• business: A company formed for making profit
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• show: To be easily seen or displayed
• close: Almost; near
• small: Little in size; not big
• kick: Feeling of enjoyment or excitement
• lesson: Something done to learn or teach something; class
• sit: To take an exam
• mother: Female who has a child or children; female parent
• choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
• tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
• light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• suit: To be appropriate for a given situation
• check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
• fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
• rap: To hit sharply or repeatedly with something
• flight: Act of leaving a place, usually to escape danger
• net: Remaining amount after something is taken away
• plan: Drawing of how something should be done or made
• decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
• dead: Not alive
• final: Last game in a series in a competition
• crazy: Mentally ill; mad
• follow: To come after someone; be guided by someone
• beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
• stylist: Someone who cuts hair
• candle: Stick of wax with a string you light to make light
• immigration: Process of moving your home to a new country
• politician: Someone whose job is in politics
• wage: Money paid to a worker for the hours they worked
• dot: To place small amounts/things in various places
• gap: Distance between two objects
• jail: Place to hold criminals being punished for a crime
• silly: Careless
• curious: Wanting to know more about something
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• grab: To take and hold something quickly
• lady: Another way of saying 'woman'
• tiny: Very, very small
• settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
• cute: Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
• gentleman: Man who has good manners and is considerate
• sensation: (Person) attracting the interest of many people
• rip: To tear or split roughly or cause to tear or split
• income: Earned money from work, investments or business
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• spin: To make a ball rotate when throwing it
• goodness: (Used to express slight surprise)
• pant: Short, loud breath, taken with the mouth open
• cactus: Fleshy spiky plant that grows in hot, dry areas
• centrifuge: Machine to separate substances in a laboratory
• technicolor: Trademarked method of making color motion pictures
• whopper: Something big or impressive, e.g. a very big lie
• casino: Establishment that hosts legalized gambling
• mic: Short for 'microphone'
• puppet: Person or group that is controlled by another
• smack: To slap or hit, e.g. with a resounding noise