VOCABULARY -pandemic (of a disease ) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people , animals , or in almost all of a group of people , animals , or plants . In some parts of the world malaria is still pandemic. - take hold to become strong ; to be established . The economic recovery is just beginning to take hold now. -wimpy not strong , brave , or confident I was too wimpy to be a boxer so I decided to be a musician . -sheer used to emphasize how very great , important , or powerful a quality or feeling is; nothing except His success was due to sheer willpower / determination . -kick in to start to have an...