Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• give and take
• at least: As a minimum
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• next to: Being located along side another
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• as opposed to: In contrast to; rather than.
• show of hands: A way of voting in which people raise their hands to show that they support something.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
• reaches out: To attempt to communicate with someone.
• giving person: A person who is generous and willing to give things to others.
• in touch: Having contact or communication with someone.
• to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
• interact with
• get to the bottom of: To find the true cause or explanation of something.
• dumb down: To simplify something so that it is easier to understand, often to an excessive degree.
• bring to: To make someone to wake up from being unconscious
• tit for tat: An equivalent given in return; retaliation.
• in return: As a reciprocal action or gesture; in exchange or repayment.
• light on: To illuminate something.
• one too many: More than is acceptable or advisable; excessive.
• dog eat dog: A situation where people compete fiercely and ruthlessly.
• weigh in: To be weighed before a sports event to check you are not over a certain weight
• see about: To look into or arrange something.
• look to: Be looking to. be planning to (do something)
• other than: Except for; apart from.
• right next to: Immediately adjacent to; in very close proximity to.
• engage in: To participate or become involved in something.
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• read into: To interpret or find a meaning in something beyond what is openly expressed.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• fill out: To become fatter
• bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• no strings attached: Given or offered without any conditions or secret expectations.
• a couple hundred: Approximately two hundred.
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• show in: To lead someone into a room or building.
• point at: To aim (gun, etc.) at someone or something
• pan out: (Of events) to happen as you expected them to
• come around: To eventually change your opinion or be persuaded to agree with someone else's.
• on a mission: Having a clear and important goal or purpose.
• go on: To continue doing something
• for free: Without charge; at no cost.
• tv show: A television program.
• call for: To demand, need or require (an action or thing)
• phone number: A sequence of digits assigned to a telephone subscriber, used to make a call to that phone.
• to date: Up to the present time; until now.
• cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
• be with: To accompany someone; to be in someone's presence.
• night and day: Continuously; all the time.
• at heart: In one's real or essential nature; fundamentally.
• much about: A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
• set out: To arrange something in an orderly fashion
• drop in the bucket: An amount too small to make any real difference.
• in the bucket: Situated or contained inside a bucket.
• set aside: To reject or throw away, e.g. an idea
• above average
• on time
• block out: To cover so something cannot be seen or heard
• miss out: To exclude; not include in something
• hang on: To wait for the person you phoned to answer
• on to: Toward something; forward
• close to home: Emotionally sensitive or personally relevant to someone.
• deal with
• reach out: To attempt to communicate with someone.
• of all time: The best or most significant in history.
• break into: To start suddenly (crying, panicking, etc.)
• find out about: To look for information to learn about it
• check out
• for the best: Resulting in the most positive or beneficial outcome, even if it's difficult or painful in the short term.
• spend more time: To dedicate a greater amount of time to a particular activity or person.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• in the long run: Eventually; over a long period of time.
• take down: To capture physically
• lift up: To raise something to a higher position.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• grow into: To be able to wear clothes that were too big
• follow suit: To do the same thing that someone else has done
• have at: To attack someone or something.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• wrap up: To complete something, such as a film or project
• number of people: The total count of individuals within a group or gathering.
• off the bat: Immediately; without delay.
• right off the bat: Immediately; from the very beginning or start.
• in the spotlight: Receiving a lot of public attention; at the center of attention.
• hand out: To distribute papers (often in class)
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• person: Man, woman or child
• audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• guy: Man; boy; any person
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
• show: To be easily seen or displayed
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• grant: To admit an opinion is true but not fully agreeing
• help: To act to enable a person to do something; assist
• interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know