Vocabulary

• come from: To have as your native country or city
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• in touch: Having contact or communication with someone.
• calm down: To make or become relaxed after being stressed
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
• going on: To continue doing something
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• get into it: To become interested in something and enjoy it.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• consists of: Is made up or composed of.
• other than: Except for; apart from.
• free sample: A small amount of a product given away to promote it.
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• burst out: To suddenly express an emotion or sound.
• talk about it: To discuss a particular subject.
• in public: In a place where anyone can see or hear you.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• came off: To succeed in doing; complete something
• check out
• kick ass: To decisively defeat someone
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• phrase: Common expression or saying
• expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• silly: Careless
• sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
• calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
• quality: Feature associated with someone or something
• odd: Being unmatched with someone or something
• heritage: Traditional beliefs or customs of a culture
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• reference: A letter of recommendation, e.g. for a job
• emphasize: To stress the items that are important
• rude: Being unkind or impolite to others; disrespectful
• click: To work well with someone or something
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• culture: Beliefs and customs of a particular group
• commonly: Typically, normally; not unusually
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• important: Having power or authority
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• horror: Feeling of great shock or fear; thing causing it
• disturbance: Public incident in which some people act badly
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• point: An item to be discussed
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• offend: To break a rule or do something wrong
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• great: Very good; better than before
• celebrate: To observe an event or occasion, e.g. a birthday
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• possibly: May be true or likely, but is uncertain
• nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
• synonym: Word that has the same meaning as another word
• delicious: Very pleasing to eat; especially pleasing
• nationality: Being a citizen of country you live, were born in
• dentist: Person whose job is to take care of people's teeth
• lonely: Sad because apart from other people
• satisfactory: Good enough; acceptable
• lesbian: Homosexual woman
• homosexual: Attracted to people of the same sex
• gay: Happy and bright
• lily: Type of plant with big, leafy flowers
• exorcist: Someone who can free people from evil spirits
• cam: Rotating or sliding piece in mechanical linkages
• cheeseburger: Hamburger with melted cheese on it