Vocabulary

• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• cut into: To divide something into pieces with a sharp tool.
• have to: Must do
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• close up: A photograph or film shot taken of a subject at close range.
• by hand: Done manually; not by machine.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• black and white
• back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
• turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• of a lifetime: Describes something very special or unique in one's life.
• put back: To return something to the proper place
• at a time: Separately; one by one
• get at: To criticize someone, often personally
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• regardless of
• go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• vital: Needed to support life; essential
• delicate: Easily broken or damaged
• ruin: To damage or completely destroy something
• unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
• version: Different way that someone interprets something
• slip: Act of beginning to fall from losing balance
• stare: To look at someone or something for a long time
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• immense: Very great in size or amount
• edge: An advantage you have over others
• preserve: To cook food so it can be kept for long periods
• surgery: Medical operation involving cutting into body
• starch: Substance in food changed to energy in the body
• invisible: Being unable to be seen
• press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• spine: Line of bones that runs down your back
• tuck: To put something into a small or safe place
• literature: Writing valued as art, e.g. fiction, drama, poetry
• trace: To make an outline to determine a shape
• text: To send a message by phone or other device
• tear: Drop of salty water from the eye
• important: Having power or authority
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• restore: To return a thing to its original condition
• tight: Showing anxiety or anger; tense
• extend: To offer something (help, friendship) to someone
• block: Solid piece of material used for building
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• glory: State of having respect, honor or pride
• trim: To cut (hair, etc.) to make it neater/shorter
• overlap: To lie over or cover a part of something else
• apprentice: Person learning a trade by working for an expert
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• shadow: To cover something with shade
• collect: By asking the receiver of a call to pay for it
• knack: Ability or talent to do something
• part: Division of a book
• leather: Chemically tanned animal skin, e.g. for shoes
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• torn: To move very quickly, often with carelessness
• cover: To record a different version of another song
• squish: To walk through mud or puddles
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• swab: To wipe or clean with water or a mop
• put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
• story: One of many floors or levels in a building
• fingertip: End (tip) of a finger
• hinge: To be dependent on or caused by
• suede: Leather with a soft brushed surface
• polyester: Resin in which polymers are joined by esters
• inscription: Words that are written or cut into statue, etc.
• liner: Material used to cover the inside surface of
• transformational: Concerning a complete change in shape of something
• peachy: (Informal) very good
• oz: Abbreviation for 'ounce' or 'ounces'
• tracer: Ammunition that can be tracked by a trail of smoke