Vocabulary

• cut corners: To do something badly in order to save money or effort.
• bend over backwards: To try very hard to help someone, often to an excessive degree.
• get cracking: To start doing something quickly or with energy.
• at work: Located at one's place of employment
• cut out: To leave out of something, e.g. a social event
• work to do: Tasks or activities that need to be accomplished.
• for someone: On behalf of or intended for a particular person.
• have your work cut out: Face a difficult task or challenge ahead.
• roll up your sleeves: Prepare to work hard or tackle a difficult task.
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• have to: Must do
• got to: To arrive at some place
• popped out: Went out somewhere quickly and briefly.
• out of work
• rake up: To bring up or mention unpleasant past matters again.
• at school: Present and attending school.
• on the internet: Located or available on the internet.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• wear on
• last summer: The summer before this one.
• thumbs up: A gesture of approval or agreement, indicated by holding a fist with the thumb extended upwards.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• stick around: To remain in place; not leave or go
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• phrase: Common expression or saying
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
• comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
• crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• idiom: Phrase with a special, metaphoric meaning
• distance: Lack of friendliness toward another person
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• click: To work well with someone or something
• relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
• article: Word such as 'a', 'an', or 'the' used before nouns
• project: To predict what will happen in the future
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• bend: To become curved or no longer straight
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• button: Small round piece material used to fasten clothing
• roll: Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
• decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
• own: To have something as your property
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• flour: Powder made from a grain used in cooking
• link: Any one of the rings that are part of a chain
• chef: Person whose job is to cook food in a restaurant
• bouquet: Bunch or collection of flowers
• popped: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• rake: Tool used to gather leaves or break up soil
• clothing: Things you wear on your body, e.g. shirt or dress
• weekend: Saturday and Sunday, after the normal working week