Vocabulary

• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• behind the counter: Located in the area where goods are sold or served.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• on paper: In theory or as a plan, but not necessarily in reality.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• back then: At that time in the past.
• pour out: To serve a drink by letting it flow from a container.
• look into: To investigate or try to discover the reasons for
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• set up
• hiding out: The act of concealing oneself, especially to avoid detection or capture.
• shelf life: The length of time for which an item remains usable, fit for consumption, or saleable.
• on the shelf: Located on a shelf.
• come upon: To accidentally find; discover something
• in danger: Exposed to the risk of harm, injury, or loss.
• have to: Must do
• hand over: To give into the possession or control of another
• plug in
• of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• book: (Police) to officially record someone's crimes
• paper: Academic writing or a talk on a specific topic
• apple: Hard round red or green fruit with a white center
• page: Person's name
• jacket: Light, thin coat worn over a shirt or top
• put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
• park: Person's name
• word: Unit of language that has a meaning
• buying: To believe something; accept
• job: Something that must be done
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• talk: Style of speaking
• want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
• love: Person's name
• write: To compose letters and words on paper or a screen
• story: One of many floors or levels in a building
• shelf: Flat, narrow surface on an area of rock or sand
• printer: Machine that makes copies of papers and documents
• alcoholic: Containing alcohol; that can make you drunk
• art: Creative skill using the imagination e.g. painting
• type: Printed letters or blocks used for printing them
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• piece: A counter in a board game
• cover: To record a different version of another song
• lucky: Fortunate; having good things happen by chance
• text: To send a message by phone or other device
• idea: Belief, thought, suggestion, opinion or plan
• machine: Piece of equipment used to do work
• list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
• designer: Someone who creates plans to make something
• author: Person who writes books, plays, poems etc.
• design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
• graphic: Concerning things that are drawn
• biography: Story of a person's life as told by someone else
• content: Being happy or satisfied
• public: Owned by the government
• pure: Not mixed with anything else
• counter: To say or do something in opposition or resistance
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• collection: Act of asking for money for a debt or a charity
• lady: Another way of saying 'woman'
• stupid: Not intelligent; lacking ability to learn easily
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• bookstore: Shop where books are sold
• publisher: Business that produces books or magazines
• responsibility: Job, task or thing you are expected to look after
• impression: Effect or feeling resulting from an experience
• existence: State of being present, alive or real
• image: Picture, sculpture or painting of something
• slightly: Only a little
• extracting: To get a substance out of a plant, etc.
• interpreter: One who translates from one language into another
• negotiate: To have a formal discussion to reach an agreement
• emission: A substance (e.g. gas) released into the air
• debut: First performance, appearance, e.g. of opera star
• tape: To record some sounds using an electric device
• sultan: Ruler of a Muslim country or state
• typography: Appearance of typed or printed letters/words
• rehab: The process of helping someone to return to a normal life after being ill or having a drug problem, especially by providing special medical treatment and training
• mic: Short for 'microphone'
• sensual: Feeling or giving rise to sexual/physical feeling
• clamp: Something used to fasten two things together
• penicillin: Medicine that treats infection by killing bacteria
• horde: Large group of people, as one that is frightening
• pungent: Being very strong in smell or taste
• benign: (Of cancer) not harmful or too serious
• distillation: Production of a pure form by heating liquid
• elevate: To make something higher
• gloss: To summarize very briefly; skip over
• amber: Hard, clear yellow dried resin from trees
• unheard: Not heard; not perceived by the ear.