Vocabulary

• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• go on: To continue doing something
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• salsa dancing: A type of Latin American dance, typically performed to salsa music.
• at least: As a minimum
• at work: Located at one's place of employment
• keep tabs on: To monitor closely; keep under surveillance.
• wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
• except for: Not including; excluding.
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• going on: To continue doing something
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
• awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
• deserve: To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• positive: Showing agreement or support for something
• arbitrary: (Of decisions) unsupported; without any evidence
• confidence: Feeling that you can do well at something
• purpose: Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• judge: Person who decides on the results of a contest
• resolution: End part of a story resolving the conflict
• witness: To see the signing of an official document
• budget: Amount of money planned to be spent
• horrible: Very bad; causing annoyance, distaste or fear
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• competitive: Being strongly driven to win or be better than
• shame: Feeling of guilt because you did something wrong
• patient: Not getting annoyed when things take a long time
• monopoly: Complete market control for a service or product
• calendar: A table showing the days, months and years
• react: To change when mixing with other chemicals
• totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
• tear: Drop of salty water from the eye
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• cater: To cook or serve at an event for a fee
• existential: Philosophy concerning existence
• threaten: To cause something potential harm, or put at risk
• accident: Sudden unplanned event causing damage, injury etc.
• succeed: To have achieved what you were trying to achieve
• point: An item to be discussed
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
• great: Very good; better than before
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• trust: To expect confidently
• recharge: To refill a battery, etc. with electricity
• adrift: Floating without direction; not anchored
• outta: Slang written form of ‘Out of’
• quantify: To find or calculate the quantity of something
• bleep: Short sound made by an electronic instrument
• salsa: Spicy sauce of tomatoes, onions and chili peppers
• grandma: Mother of your father or mother
• mic: Short for 'microphone'