Vocabulary

• except for: Not including; excluding.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• shut up: To close something, e.g. a shop
• got to: To arrive at some place
• promote: To try to encourage popularity/sales of a product
• buddy: Friend, usually male
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• shut: To stop being open for business
• excellent: Extremely good
• alive: Living; not dead
• great: Very good; better than before
• laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• guy: Man; boy; any person
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
• care: To feel interest, concern, or worry
• report: Account of the necessary facts and information
• anymore: No longer; no more
• ivory: Hard cream-colored substance forming tusks
• man: Humans in general, including male and female
• face: To cover a surface with something like paint
• true: Agreeing with the facts; not false; real or actual
• talk: Style of speaking
• karaoke: Singing popular songs to a prerecorded soundtrack
• day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
• bad: Not good; wrong
• scone: Small cake in which fruit is generally added
• ebony: Dark brown timber from a tropical tree