Vocabulary

• phone in: Call someone by phone, often to report or notify remotely.
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
• on the button: Exactly right; perfectly.
• pull over: To bring a vehicle to a stop by side of the road
• talk radio: A radio program or station featuring discussions and interviews.
• have to: Must do
• quick look: A brief or cursory inspection or examination.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• in comparison: When compared to something else.
• at the moment: At this time; now
• out of the window: To be discarded or no longer applicable or relevant.
• in shock: When not enough blood flows round the body
• point out: To make others aware of an idea
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• ease off: To become less strong; to reduce in degree or intensity.
• slow down: To reduce the speed
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• fill in: To put earth in e.g. a hole
• carry on: To engage in an activity, e.g. a conversation
• got to: To arrive at some place
• off the radio: No longer broadcast on radio stations.
• not available: Not able to be used or obtained; inaccessible.
• break it down: To simplify something complex into smaller, more manageable parts.
• work around: To find a way to avoid a problem or obstacle.
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• on your toes: Being alert and ready for action.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• on the floor: Located on the ground or bottom surface of a room.
• move forwards: To advance or make progress; to proceed.
• down with: Suffering from an illness.
• on the road: Traveling, especially as part of a tour or journey.
• on the telephone: Engaged in a phone call.
• turn on
• for some reason: For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
• drive away: To leave in a vehicle.
• heading to: Going in a particular direction.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• work round: To find a way to avoid or deal with a problem or obstacle.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• switch off
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• blare out: To produce a loud and harsh sound.
• blurt out: To say something suddenly and without thinking, often revealing something that should have been kept secret.
• on the loose: Having escaped from captivity; free to move around without restraint.
• take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• write in: To add text to a document or form.
• move around: To change position or location; to go from place to place.
• have on: To be wearing something.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• in a suit: Wearing a suit of clothes.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• search for: To try to find someone or something.
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• episode: One separate event in a series of events
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
• slightly: Only a little
• conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
• stare: To look at someone or something for a long time
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• ease: To make something less difficult, tight, stressed
• thick: Difficult to see through, as fog
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• institution: Organization created for a particular aim/purpose
• institute: Organization studying science, engineering etc.
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• click: To work well with someone or something
• thumb: To use your thumb to request a ride in a car
• silence: State of being quiet and not talking for a time
• mystery: Quality of being strange and not understood
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• rush: To attack someone suddenly in a group
• leave: To go away from; depart
• pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• gaze: Direction you are looking
• twist: To turn something in a circular direction
• wild: In a manner which lacks control
• slumber: Act of sleeping; sleep
• channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
• british: Concerning the culture and people of British
• storm: To act violently or angrily
• psychiatric: Concerning the treatment of the mind
• button: Small round piece material used to fasten clothing
• curtain: Piece of cloth used to cover a window
• glow: Pink color in the face, e.g. from exercise/emotion
• suit: To be appropriate for a given situation
• fill: To make something full
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• fidget: to make continuous, small movements because you are nervous or bored
• breakdown: When normal activity or behavior stops
• blade: One of several flat pieces in a fan which move air
• flick: To hit something with your finger to move it
• ramble: To talk or write in an apparently purposeless way
• interference: Unwanted involvement in the concerns of others
• bin: Type of container, usually for trash
• serial: Story that is told is several parts on TV or radio
• bulletin: (Sudden or urgent) news piece
• accelerator: Pedal that controls the speed a vehicle moves
• blare: (Of a radio, etc.) to make a very loud sound
• hitchhike: To travel by getting free rides in cars