Vocabulary

• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• black and white
• come up: To come closer to someone; approach
• up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
• the following: Next in order or sequence.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• knock it off: Stop doing something annoying or disruptive.
• for free: Without charge; at no cost.
• in charge: To be responsible for
• such as: For example; like
• park in: To drive a vehicle into a parking spot or area.
• disagree with: To have a different opinion from someone else.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• or simply: Alternatively; in a more straightforward way.
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• in control: Having the power to direct or regulate something; able to manage or direct a situation or person.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• calm down: To make or become relaxed after being stressed
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• row back: To reverse or retract a previously stated position or opinion.
• check out
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• stick with: To continue to support or stay loyal to someone or something.
• on the other side of: Located across something from a given point.
• phrase: Common expression or saying
• expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
• progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
• ruin: To damage or completely destroy something
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• slang: Words or phrases used in a very informal way
• status: Position or rank relative to others in a society
• escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• preserve: To cook food so it can be kept for long periods
• private: Being away from others and quiet
• refer: To talk about or write about something
• idiom: Phrase with a special, metaphoric meaning
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• vehicle: Machine (such as a car) used to carry things
• civil: Of citizens of a country; not military, criminal
• mammal: Animal which drinks milk from its mother
• frustrate: To make annoyed because things don't go well
• informal: Casual; relaxed
• channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• glory: State of having respect, honor or pride
• navigation: Act of finding and following the correct course
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• argue: To fight or disagree over something
• deck: Floor built into a ship, bus, plane or home
• voyage: Long journey to a distant or unknown place
• operation: Business or company, or its activities
• shut: To stop being open for business
• great: Very good; better than before
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• quit: To leave a job
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• captain: Title of a senior officer in the military
• acceptable: Satisfactory; good enough
• override: To make (rule or law) not be valid anymore
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• knock: Bad experience that reduces a person's confidence
• link: Any one of the rings that are part of a chain
• crate: Large wooden container for transporting goods
• chimpanzee: Animal similar to a monkey but without a tail
• flap: Motion or sound of something waving back and forth
• wildlife: All wild animals
• whoop: Loud cry expressing excitement or happiness
• skipper: Captain of a boat (often as term of address)