Vocabulary

• falling apart: To suffer a nervous breakdown
• out of commission: Not in working order; temporarily not functioning.
• out of service: Not functioning; not available for use.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• apartment building: A building with many apartments or flats
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• get it on: To start doing what you say you will do
• fall apart: To suffer a nervous breakdown
• walk around: To stroll or wander in a leisurely way.
• wear away: To erode or diminish by friction or long use.
• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• on camera: While being filmed or recorded.
• leave it there: To put something down and not move it from that location.
• have to: Must do
• fit into: To be small enough to go inside something.
• on the floor: Located on the ground or bottom surface of a room.
• move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
• at the corner: Situated where two streets or edges meet at an angle.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• got to: To arrive at some place
• on and off: Intermittently; not continuously.
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• do laundry: To wash clothes and other items, typically in a washing machine.
• at work: Located at one's place of employment
• roll down: To move downwards by turning over and over.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• news article: A written report in a newspaper or magazine, or on a website, presenting news or information.
• in terms of
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• stay together: To remain in a relationship or partnership.
• in ways: In a manner or by methods that.
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• phrase: Common expression or saying
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
• brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• stack: A large number or amount of something
• fridge: An electric cool box for keeping food fresh
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• messy: Being complex or difficult to fix
• laundry: Business or room to wash bed sheets, clothes etc.
• disgusting: Having a very bad taste
• filthy: Being very rude (about sex, bodily functions)
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• sniff: To detect something, e.g. a potential problem
• era: Period characterized by particular events, people
• commission: Money paid for a service, e.g. money exchanging
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• rotten: Gone bad; broken into pieces through dying
• tilt: To change to a newly preferred idea or opinion
• organize: To arrange and plan things, e.g. a party
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• carpet: Colored floor covering made of wool, etc.
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• tidy: With things in their proper place; not messy
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• dust: To apply a fine powder to, e.g. sugar to a cake
• replace: To use instead of something else
• mirror: Thing with glass surface used to look at yourself
• plate: Flat dish used for eating or serving food
• rhyme: One of a group of words ending in similar sounds
• handle: To cope with or take responsibility for
• flaky: Made of or resembling flakes
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
• stove: Device that burns fuel for heating or cooking
• plant: Factory or a place where things are made
• elevator: Machine that carries people between floors
• stain: A mark or unwanted spot / thing
• service: Work that a person does to assist others
• foggy: With cloudy air that makes seeing things difficult
• crook: A criminal or thief; dishonest person
• tangle: To involve in troubles that are hard to escape
• disarray: State of being in a mess and disorganized
• clothe: To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress
• orderly: Organized in a way that makes sense or is neat
• toaster: Electrical appliance for making toast