Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• get up in: To wake and leave bed at a particular time.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• on fire: Very successful or popular
• game on: An exclamation indicating the start of a game or activity.
• back up: To save a copy of your computer data
• hone in: To focus attention on something; to direct effort towards a specific goal.
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• ham up: To perform or behave in an exaggerated and theatrical way.
• behind the counter: Located in the area where goods are sold or served.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• down with: Suffering from an illness.
• to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
• dropping out: To take no part in a society you disapprove of
• come out with: To go out with someone on a date
• in the bag: Assured of success; certain to be achieved.
• shout out: A public expression of greeting or praise.
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• light up: To illuminate something; to make something brighter with light.
• recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
• grocery: Daily foods such as flour, sugar, and tinned foods
• strength: Condition of being strong
• proper: Correct according to social or moral rules
• absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
• plain: Obvious; clearly so, true
• section: A part of a whole
• counter: To say or do something in opposition or resistance
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• blend: To combine different elements or substances
• hone: To improve or perfect (abilities or skills)
• whip: To defeat thoroughly or easily
• wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• crunch: To crush something into pieces
• damn: To cause the downfall or failure of; criticize
• apologize: To say sorry because of a mistake or injury
• peel: Outer covering, or skin, of a piece of fruit
• whatsoever: Used to add emphasis to an idea being expressed
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• chew: To bite something many times without swallowing it
• crispy: Dry and breaking with a sharp sound
• attach: To be associated or connected with
• slide: Part of machines that slides backward and forward
• grease: Liquid or melted fat from animals used for cooking
• fill: To make something full
• dig: To move material to create a hole
• bite: Amount of food taken into your mouth at one time
• bang: To strike something loudly or forcefully
• skim: To remove fat, etc. from the top of a liquid
• shoot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
• foil: To cleverly prevent (plot/crime) from happening
• customer: Someone who buys goods or services from a business
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• official: Real, exact, truely felt
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• perfectly: In a faultless manner; without mistakes
• weak: Not having a strong character
• goodness: (Used to express slight surprise)
• review: To carefully look at the quality of something
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
• let: To allow someone to do something
• main: Most important; most often used
• dark: Of a color that is not light
• twitter: To make small chattering sounds, like some birds
• bacon: Salted meat from a pig
• peep: To look at secretly or when you shouldn't
• boo: To shout out 'boo', to express your disapproval
• dame: Title of respect given to a woman
• ghetto: Area in a city where one race of people live
• ham: Smoked meat from leg of a pig, often eaten cold
• eyeball: The round part of the eye
• nah: Way of saying 'No'
• cheeseburger: Hamburger with melted cheese on it