ENGLISH VOCABULARY UNITS 1-2

Peer:one who is the equal of another in abilities or social status.

Tool:an instrument for some purpose or work.

Threaten;to make a statement or promise that one will punish or harm.

Sidebar:a short news feature or story, as in a newspaper, that appears alongside a longer story and adds to it.

Set up:an act or instance of setting up or getting ready.

Disrupt:to cause disorder or turmoil in.
Available:suitable or ready for use.

Development:the act or process of developing;growth; progress.

Device: a thing made for a particular purpose, esp. a mechanical or electric invention.

Tasks:a piece of work assigned to a person.

Littering:objects strewn or scattered about.

Complain:to express dissatisfaction, resentment, pain, grief, etc.;find fault.

Apologise:to make an apology.

Get on well:to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of.

Dubbing:the conferring of knighthood;accolade.

Embarrased:to (cause to) become ashamed, uncomfortable, or ill at ease.

Disappointed:related to or marked by disappointment.

Jokes:a short, humorous story with a word or phrase that ends it and causes laughter.

Foreigners:a person not native to or naturalized in the country or jurisdiction under consideration.

Humble:not proud or arrogant.

Barn:a building for storing hay and grain, and often for keeping animals.

Yawn:to open the mouth, usually involuntarily, and breathe in deeply, sometimes with a sighing sound and a large breath out, often caused by drowsiness or boredom.

Stamp:to strike with a forceful, strong, downward movement or push of the foot.

Seldom:rarely.

Bioling:having reached the temperature when a liquid turns into a gas.