Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• take a bath: To wash oneself in a bathtub.
• get back to: To get in contact with someone again
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• at last: Finally; after a long delay.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• on fire: Very successful or popular
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• other than: Except for; apart from.
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• on time
• at work: Located at one's place of employment
• shaving cream
• out of this world: Extremely good or impressive; extraordinary.
• lead to: To result in some action
• dip into: To spend part of some money which you have been saving.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• for a minute: For a short period of time; briefly.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• slow down: To reduce the speed
• to the left: In or toward the left direction.
• for the last time: Used to emphasize that something is said or done finally or repeatedly.
• on the table: Located on the surface of a table.
• in theory: According to the stated ideas or principles
• in other news: Used to introduce a different or additional news topic.
• goof off: To be lazy; do nothing in particular
• close call: A situation in which something bad almost happens; a narrow escape.
• back to work: Returning to one's job or professional duties after a period of absence.
• shooting the breeze: To chat in a relaxed and informal way.
• on the couch: Receiving psychotherapy or psychological treatment.
• start out: To begin your life or career in a particular way.
• without me: Not including me; excluding me.
• do without: To manage without having or doing something
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• phone in: Call someone by phone, often to report or notify remotely.
• check out
• laze around: Spend time idly without working or being active.
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• of all time: The best or most significant in history.
• on paper: In theory or as a plan, but not necessarily in reality.
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
• at least: As a minimum
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• give up the ghost: Stop functioning or die.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• take some time: To allocate or dedicate a period to a specific activity or purpose.
• going on: To continue doing something
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• come on in: An invitation to enter a place.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
• formula: A mathematical or scientific rule
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• essay: Short piece of written opinion on a subject
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• leave: To go away from; depart
• treasure: Valuable things collected, and often hidden
• spiral: A continuous curve round a central point
• secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
• important: Having power or authority
• schedule: A list of events and their times
• great: Very good; better than before
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• fix: Answer to a problem
• guy: Man; boy; any person
• mermaid: Creature with top half a woman, bottom half a fish
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
• pirate: To copy or sell a product illegally
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• comb: Small, toothed tool to tidy your hair
• tub: Another word for a bath
• cream: Pale color that is yellowish white
• fella: Way of spelling 'fellows'
• crazy: Mentally ill; mad
• ugly: (E.g. of a situation) bad; likely to turn nasty
• nope: A dialect or emphatic way of saying 'No'
• snail: Slow moving creature with soft body and hard shell
• breakfast: First meal of the day
• jellyfish: Soft-bodied sea animal, as with stinging tentacles
• hungry: Feeling a need or want to eat food
• pew: Long bench, usually used in churches
• pineapple: A sweet fruit with yellow flesh and green skin
• junior: Student in third year
• bath: Long container you fill with hot water to wash in
• baby: A very young child, who cannot yet speak
• meow: Cry like a cat
• gee: Give a command to a horse to turn to right
• ow: Sound people make when they are hurt
• ay: A vote meaning 'yes' in parliament, etc.
• grr: Sound people or animals make when they are angry