Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• got to: To arrive at some place
• have to: Must do
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• in store: About to happen in the future
• turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• all bets are off: Used to say that no plans or predictions can be relied upon.
• stand behind: To support or defend someone or something.
• scheme of things: The way that things are generally ordered or arranged in the world or in a particular situation.
• cut out: To leave out of something, e.g. a social event
• on time
• check out
• end up with: To have something as a result.
• snow in: To be trapped inside due to heavy snowfall blocking exits.
• deal with
• come together: To assemble or unite; to start working together.
• lead to: To result in some action
• boot up: To start a computer
• in parallel: Done at the same time; simultaneously.
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• in red: Marked or written using the colour red.
• back then: At that time in the past.
• give away
• going on: To continue doing something
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• of a certain age: Refers politely to someone who is middle-aged or older.
• by now: At the present time or already; before the present.
• on the other side of: Located across something from a given point.
• run in: To arrest person and take them to police station
• at odd times: Occurring irregularly or at unusual moments.
• have been around: To have a lot of experience in life.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• odd: Being unmatched with someone or something
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• stem: Long thin central part of a plant, bearing leaves
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• investment: Something purchased hoping its value will increase
• laughter: Action or sound of laughing
• percent: One one-hundredth of a whole; the symbol %
• mandatory: Absolutely required; not optional
• test: To be given a medical examination
• bank: A financial institution that keeps or lends money
• engineer: Someone whose job is designing machines, buildings