Vocabulary

• got to: To arrive at some place
• for some reason: For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
• run across: To meet someone or find something by chance
• in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• fit in: To mix with others so you get on well with them
• run to: To have enough money; be able to pay; afford
• turn around: To change your body to the opposite direction
• turn back: To stop and move backward on some issue
• looking out: To take care and watch something carefully
• like peas and carrots: Two things or people that go together very well.
• like the wind: Moving very fast, quickly like the wind blows.
• next to: Being located along side another
• in trouble: Experiencing difficulties, problems, or legal issues.
• forget about: To stop thinking about something; to ignore something.
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• have to: Must do
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• ruin: To damage or completely destroy something
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• purpose: Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
• neat: That you approve of; cool
• drill: A machine that makes holes with a metal bit
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• drag: To reluctantly move or go somewhere
• destiny: Someone's future; the power that governs this
• genius: Person displaying a high level of intelligence
• idiot: A person who is foolish or not very smart
• hell: Any place of pain and suffering
• sole: The part of your foot which touches the ground
• promise: To say you will certainly do something
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• storm: To act violently or angrily
• economic: Concerning trade, industry, and money
• shrimp: Small edible salt-water shellfish with many legs
• own: To have something as your property
• alive: Living; not dead
• college: School or educational institution for adults
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• boil: To become extremely angry or excited
• theater: Place where plays or movies are seen
• weapon: An advantage to help win a contest or conflict
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• pan: To follow an object being filmed with a camera
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• coach: Large, comfortable bus
• clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
• stew: To cook meat or vegetables in hot water
• pirate: To copy or sell a product illegally
• stupid: Not intelligent; lacking ability to learn easily
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• trouble: To worry, bother or disturb someone
• pepper: Green, red, or yellow vegetable with hollow center
• answer: To reply to a question someone asks
• outstanding: Being better/distinct from others; specially good
• lonely: Sad because apart from other people
• sergeant: Officer of low rank in the military
• saute: Dish of sauted food
• nighttime: Time after sunset and before sunrise
• barbecue: Grill used for cooking food over an open fire
• pineapple: A sweet fruit with yellow flesh and green skin
• lemon: Badly made or poorly functioning product
• gardener: Someone who takes care of a garden
• mama: A mother
• creole: Person of mixed French, Spanish and Black descent
• hanky: Small cloth used for wiping your nose
• ch: Abbreviation for Chapter
• lt: Short for 'lieutenant'