Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• shut up: To close something, e.g. a shop
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• weigh in: To be weighed before a sports event to check you are not over a certain weight
• in danger: Exposed to the risk of harm, injury, or loss.
• go on: To continue doing something
• going on: To continue doing something
• slow down: To reduce the speed
• hang on: To wait for the person you phoned to answer
• look back: To think about past events
• be with: To accompany someone; to be in someone's presence.
• of interest: Relevant or important to someone or something.
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• together with: In addition to; along with.
• other than: Except for; apart from.
• chill out: To relax and stop being angry or nervous about something.
• just chill out: To relax and stop being angry or upset about something
• on the back of: As a result of or following something.
• hanging out: To spend time with your friends
• hang out: To spend time with your friends
• in a word: Briefly; in short.
• turn into: To change to become something else
• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• hand out: To distribute papers (often in class)
• of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
• total up: Add up numbers to find the final total amount.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• pest control: The regulation or management of species defined as a pest.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• like fun: Very fast or with great effort or enthusiasm.
• start over: To begin again.
• for the sake of: For the purpose of; in the interest of.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• warm up: To gently exercise muscles before doing sport
• on the run: Fleeing or trying to escape, especially from the police.
• by extension: Using a word or phrase in a wider context than is usual, typically to include situations that are similar to the one that the word or phrase was originally used for.
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• on to: Toward something; forward
• audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
• spot: A certain place or area
• confidence: Feeling that you can do well at something
• dude: Form of address for a man
• slip: Act of beginning to fall from losing balance
• relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
• theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• sake: Japanese rice wine
• grasp: Person's control over something
• giant: Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
• panel: Group who answer questions or give opinions
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• grand: A counter for 1000 of something
• hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• correct: Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
• excuse: To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
• science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• parasite: Small animal or plant living off a bigger one
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• hydrogen: Lightest of all chemical elements
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• contest: Struggle or competition between rivals
• shut: To stop being open for business
• afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
• sidekick: Person often with another more important person
• great: Very good; better than before
• nuclear: Concerning or involving the center of an atom
• alien: Foreigner; a person not from this place
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• jar: To have a harsh or unsettling effect on someone
• ass: (Impolite) part of the human body that you sit on
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• theoretical: Concerning the unproved aspects of a subject
• wig: Covering of artificial hair worn on the head
• flash: To appear suddenly and briefly
• penis: Male organ for copulation and urination
• penny: Person's name
• lab: Short for 'laboratory'
• unify: To bring or join together into one
• toe: One of the five parts at the end of your foot
• radioactive: Emitting harmful energy from nuclear activity
• physicist: Person who studies and works in physics
• robot: Machine able perform more tasks that people can
• cute: Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
• spider: Small creature with 8 legs that spins cobwebs
• babe: Romantic term often used to your lover; darling