Vocabulary

• shut up: To close something, e.g. a shop
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• stand for: To support a particular idea, e.g. in politics
• in charge: To be responsible for
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• try on: To wear something briefly to check it fits, etc.
• as for: Concerning; regarding.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• favorite sport: A sport that someone likes the most.
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• barking up the wrong tree: To make a wrong assumption or pursue a false lead.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• make up: To invent or create a story
• calm down: To make or become relaxed after being stressed
• sit back: To relax and take it easy.
• from now on: Starting at this moment and continuing indefinitely into the future.
• go for it: An expression of encouragement or approval.
• back up: To save a copy of your computer data
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• have to: Must do
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• episode: One separate event in a series of events
• incredible: Very good; amazing
• obvious: Easily understood and clear; plain to see
• adorable: Lovable or appealing, e.g. like a cute child
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• dude: Form of address for a man
• annoying: To make someone angry
• butt: (Informal) fleshy part of your body you sit on
• calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• stack: A large number or amount of something
• grumpy: Easily annoyed and complaining
• section: A part of a whole
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• owe: To need to do something in return for a favor etc.
• lick: To pass the tongue along something, e.g. ice cream
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• breeze: To act in a confident way; walk, enter confidently
• purse: Small bag for carrying money and other things
• slide: Part of machines that slides backward and forward
• mighty: Having great strength or great size
• sponsor: Person that supports the passage of a new law
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• shut: To stop being open for business
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• glad: Happy or pleased about something/to do something
• captain: Title of a senior officer in the military
• mustache: Hair that grows above the upper lip
• wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
• bore: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• moody: Showing sudden or wide variations in mood
• cab: A taxi
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• marshmallow: Spongy candy made of gelatin and sugar
• stupid: Not intelligent; lacking ability to learn easily
• cousin: Child of your uncle or aunt
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
• give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
• crab: Sea creature with a hard shell and two claws
• pro: Reason given in support of something
• hate: To have a very strong feeling of dislike for
• coupon: Piece of paper used in exchange for a discount
• ape: Animal related to monkeys and humans
• munch: Sound made when eating something quickly or loudly
• nope: A dialect or emphatic way of saying 'No'
• bacon: Salted meat from a pig
• heyday: Period when someone, thing was successful, popular
• pear: Fruit that is pointed at top, rounded at bottom
• scribe: History person/monk, who copied books by hand
• jab: To hit with a short straight blow
• clothe: To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress
• pew: Long bench, usually used in churches
• grapefruit: Large sour yellowish fruit with sour juice
• oomph: Attractive, e.g. sexually attractive, energy/vigor
• boa: Snake that kills by winding itself around its prey
• ping: To make a high sharp sound, as bullet hitting rock
• nah: Way of saying 'No'
• whoosh: Sound made when something moves quickly past you
• sissy: (Of a male) cowardly; easily scared
• airbag: Bag-like device that puffs up in an auto collision