Vocabulary

• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in the process of: During the course of; while something is happening or being done.
• upwards of: More than; at least.
• for myself: Done for one's own benefit or use.
• on time
• fill out: To become fatter
• check out
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• distraction: Something drawing your attention away from
• empathy: Understanding how other people feel/suffer
• encounter: To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
• compassion: Feeling of wanting to help suffering people
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• strike: To hit something
• awful: Very bad; horrible; terrible
• dumb: Senseless; stupid
• trial: Hearing and judgment of a case in court
• freak: (Of weather, etc.) unusual; unpredictable; amazing
• encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
• prompt: Message on a computer requiring attention
• accumulate: To gather or acquire so that you have more of it
• comfort: To try to make distressed person feel better
• association: Organization of people with the same interest
• upset: (Of stomach, etc.) not functioning well; sick
• accountability: Responsibility to someone or for some activity
• retail: Business of selling products to the public
• curse: To use offensive language when angry; swear
• horrible: Very bad; causing annoyance, distaste or fear
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• attitude: Way you act, think and feel about something
• responsibility: Job, task or thing you are expected to look after
• fault: A failure or negative aspect of
• notoriously: So as to be well-known for being something bad
• frustrate: To make annoyed because things don't go well
• audition: To try out for a part in a play or film
• habit: Loose clothing like a cloak, worn by monks, nuns
• punch: Alcoholic drink made from wine and fruit, etc.
• solve: To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• domain: A field of knowledge, thought or influence
• scream: To make a sudden loud, high sound
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• riddle: Amusing question that has a clever or funny answer
• animate: To give life, energy, or motion to something
• sponsor: Person that supports the passage of a new law
• fill: To make something full
• strap: Strip of leather cloth etc. used to attach/support
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• service: Work that a person does to assist others
• return: To hit something back to the other player or team
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
• flash: To appear suddenly and briefly
• choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• animator: The technician who produces animated cartoons
• sloth: Someone not wanting to work because they are lazy
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• callous: Hardhearted; uncaring
• hand: Cards given to a player in a card game
• maid: Female servant in a house or hotel
• checkout: Counter in a supermarket where you pay for goods
• setup: Way something is organized or arranged
• salesperson: Person employed to sell a company's products