Vocabulary

• curiosity killed the cat: Being too inquisitive can lead to trouble or harm.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• got to: To arrive at some place
• great minds think alike: Used to express that intelligent people often have the same ideas.
• bad apple: A person who negatively affects others; a troublemaker.
• blood is thicker than water: Family relationships are stronger than other relationships.
• have to: Must do
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• like cats and dogs: Constantly quarrelling or fighting strongly.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• work together: To collaborate or cooperate with others to achieve a common goal.
• make with: To offer or provide something, often quickly or unexpectedly.
• going on: To continue doing something
• inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• for myself: Done for one's own benefit or use.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
• from home: Working or operating from one's residence.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• for life: For the duration of one's life; permanently.
• man's best friend: A dog, considered faithful and loyal to humans.
• move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• up the hill: In an upward direction on a slope or hill.
• right for: Suitable or appropriate for a particular person, purpose, or situation.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• proud of you: Feeling pleased and satisfied about something you own or have done, or are connected to.
• bunch: A group of things of the same kind
• conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
• exact: Completely correct; accurate; specific
• insult: To disrespect someone by being rude or impolite
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• freak: (Of weather, etc.) unusual; unpredictable; amazing
• method: (Organized and planned) way of doing something
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• hypothesis: A theory trying to explain something
• society: A group who meet to share values or interests
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• curiosity: Something unusual and perhaps worthy of collecting
• spoil: To damage something, usually by treating it poorly
• idiom: Phrase with a special, metaphoric meaning
• board: Surface for posting or showing information
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• thick: Difficult to see through, as fog
• actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
• womb: Place in a woman's body where a baby grows
• praise: To express approval of something or someone
• rotten: Gone bad; broken into pieces through dying
• investigate: To try to find out facts; to carry out research
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• satisfaction: Happy feeling because of something that you did
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• original: Being first made, thought or performed; fresh
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• master: To gain control over something
• promise: To say you will certainly do something
• definitive: Clear and leaving no further question
• decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• vow: Very serious promise
• electricity: Energy generated positive and negative charges
• great: Very good; better than before
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• originally: At first; in the beginning
• person: Man, woman or child
• difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
• interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
• plumber: Worker installing toilets, pipes etc. in buildings
• cradle: Small bed for a baby, with rockers and sides
• bob: To move up and down repeatedly
• differ: To be different; to be not like others
• domesticate: To train an animal as a pet or to do work; tame
• methodology: System or techniques to show how to do tasks
• husk: Dry, thin layer covering some fruit and vegetables
• covenant: Solemn promise or vow
• yoga: Exercise system to gain suppleness and tranquility
• payload: Part of guided missile containing the explosive
• doo: Bird commonly referred to as a pigeon
• phd: Advanced university degree; Doctor of Philosophy