Vocabulary

• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• step back: To move backwards; to move away from something.
• right in front: Directly ahead; in a position immediately before someone or something.
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• at midnight: At twelve o'clock at night; the middle of the night.
• get excited: To become enthusiastic or eager.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
• off the shelf: Readily available; not custom-made.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• past it: No longer capable or effective due to age or declining condition.
• to the day: Exactly on the date specified, without any difference.
• on the street: Located on or along a public road in a town or city.
• or simply: Alternatively; in a more straightforward way.
• turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• out and about: Having returned to your usual activities after an illness.
• at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
• get back to: To get in contact with someone again
• in school: Attending an educational institution.
• see to: To attend to; take care of
• circle back: To return to a previous topic or point in conversation.
• as much a: To the same degree or extent.
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• awkward: Lacking smooth movement
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
• grocery: Daily foods such as flour, sugar, and tinned foods
• presence: The same place or area that a person is
• barely: Only just; just possible
• spot: A certain place or area
• conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
• random: Chosen, done without a particular plan or pattern
• enthusiastic: Excited and interested in something
• acknowledge: To say you have received a letter, gift, etc.
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
• interrupt: To stop something from happening for a while
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• patient: Not getting annoyed when things take a long time
• hype: Advertising, writing, or talk to spark interest
• text: To send a message by phone or other device
• hell: Any place of pain and suffering
• shelf: Flat, narrow surface on an area of rock or sand
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• block: Solid piece of material used for building
• recommendation: Act of suggesting something as a good choice
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• person: Man, woman or child
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• cart: Vehicle on wheels for carry things; trolley
• wholesome: Good for you; promoting health in a person/thing
• puppy: Very young dog (and some other animals)
• awkwardly: With a lack of smooth movement
• midnight: 12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night