Vocabulary

• at school: Present and attending school.
• go away: To go on vacation
• run away from: To run somewhere, e.g. to escape from something
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• get lost: An impolite way of telling someone to go away.
• on fire: Very successful or popular
• at least: As a minimum
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• want in: To desire to participate or be included in something.
• shut up: To close something, e.g. a shop
• do your best: To try as hard as you can; put in maximum effort.
• for some reason: For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• disagree with: To have a different opinion from someone else.
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• cat got your tongue: A phrase used to ask why someone is suddenly silent.
• right for: Suitable or appropriate for a particular person, purpose, or situation.
• in a while: In a short period of time; soon.
• go around: (Of news, gossip) to be known; circulate
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• person: Man, woman or child
• good: Proper, appropriate or right
• English: Language of the UK, USA, Nigeria and elsewhere
• trap: Device used for catching animals
• tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
• insult: To disrespect someone by being rude or impolite
• shut: To stop being open for business
• lesson: Something done to learn or teach something; class
• school: Large group of fish that swim together
• rubber: Material used to make tires, etc.
• weirdo: Someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric
• glue: Sticky substance used for joining things together
• funny: Causing laughter; amusing
• fond: Happy and loving; To like someone or something very much