Vocabulary

• got to: To arrive at some place
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• one being: An individual existence; a person or creature.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• at fault: Responsible for something negative or undesirable; deserving blame.
• watch out: To be careful; to be alert to danger
• have to: Must do
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• going on: To continue doing something
• start off: To begin or commence something.
• valley girl: A stereotypical young woman from the San Fernando Valley in California, characterized as materialistic, superficial, and using a distinctive slang.
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• in stock: Available to buy in a store
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
• accent: To give emphasis to (a point you are making)
• native: Someone from or born in a specific country
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• severe: Very bad; harsh
• strike: To hit something
• sarcastic: Being rude and critical
• acknowledge: To say you have received a letter, gift, etc.
• ignore: To not listen to, look at, or pay attention to
• crowd: To force too many things, people into
• intentionally: With a plan to do or achieve something
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• polite: Showing good manners or respect for other people
• interrupt: To stop something from happening for a while
• responsible: Being the cause of something that has occurred
• horrible: Very bad; causing annoyance, distaste or fear
• rude: Being unkind or impolite to others; disrespectful
• sarcasm: Harsh or cutting remark
• intonation: Rises and falls in pitch of speech
• formal: Observing rules and procedures strictly
• fault: A failure or negative aspect of
• soar: (Of prices, etc.) to increase a lot in a short time
• smash: Accident involving vehicles
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• funeral: Ceremony of burying, burning a dead body
• british: Concerning the culture and people of British
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• invade: To enter something causing a harmful result
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• clarification: Act or process of making a liquid clear
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• violate: To abuse, damage or disrespect
• person: Man, woman or child
• portuguese: Concerning the culture and people of Portugal
• pardon: To forgive for some error or fault; let off
• annoy: To make someone angry
• forbid: To order someone not to do something
• restaurant: Place where you can order, buy and eat a meal
• awkwardness: Lack of ease in social situations
• complain: To say something is wrong and should be changed
• harass: To bother repeatedly with harmful words or actions
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• regional: Of a particular area, not the whole of a country
• happen: To take place or occur
• famous: Excellent
• diffuse: To cause something to spread through a large area
• incidence: The rate that something happens
• complaint: Saying something is wrong and should be changed
• backpack: Bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder
• subway: Train system running under the ground in a city
• mall: Large public area often covered with grass
• horrid: Being very shocking or bad
• supermarket: Self-service store selling groceries etc.
• ow: Sound people make when they are hurt