Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• cut out: To leave out of something, e.g. a social event
• head out: To leave a place; depart
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• crack up: To suddenly burst out laughing
• write in: To add text to a document or form.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• cut through: To pass or go directly through something, often overcoming an obstacle.
• cut into: To divide something into pieces with a sharp tool.
• sign off: To end communications, e.g. by radio
• cut up: Be cut up (about) to be upset or angry
• cut away: To do something different, as to change direction
• cut in: To interrupt someone's conversation
• break up
• bang out: To play a musical instrument loudly and enthusiastically, often without much skill.
• cut down: To reduce your use of something
• cut across: To rudely go in front of someone
• hit on: To discover an idea, etc. by chance
• break away: To escape from a situation suddenly
• break out
• eat up: To eat all of something
• crack down: To act forcefully in order to reduce crime, etc.
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• cut back: To use less of something
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• break in: To wear new (shoes, etc.) to make them comfortable
• break off: To end a relationship, engagement etc.
• work through: To deal with something systematically until it is completed
• work out
• cry out: To shout or scream loudly, often due to pain, fear, or surprise.
• tie up: To be occupied or engaged in something
• squeeze in
• for someone: On behalf of or intended for a particular person.
• tell on: To report someone's bad behavior to an authority.
• hit back: To retaliate; to respond to an attack or criticism with a similar action.
• hear of: To know about someone or something because you have been told about them
• snap up: To buy something because it is cheap
• show off: To show your ability/possessions to try to impress
• grind down: To reduce or weaken something gradually.
• work at: To have a job at a particular place or organization.
• grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
• work off: To work to pay some debts
• write off: To cancel a debt; to recognize as a loss.
• bang into: To collide forcefully with something.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
• play around: To cheat on your partner romantically
• play on: To exploit or take advantage of something, such as someone's emotions or weaknesses.
• break with: To end a relationship or association.
• head up: To lead or manage a team, project, or organization.
• snap to: To suddenly become alert and attentive to what is happening.
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• grind up: To break something into small pieces by crushing it.
• grind out: To make great efforts to achieve something
• buy into: To come to accept an idea or believe in it
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• polish off: To finish something, especially food or drink, quickly and completely.
• grow into: To be able to wear clothes that were too big
• grow out of: To develop or originate from something.
• dig out: To remove something from a place by digging.
• work around: To find a way to avoid a problem or obstacle.
• write down: To record in writing
• sign out: To leave an online service you are using
• bang away: To type rapidly and forcefully on a keyboard.
• get along: To have a friendly relationship with someone; like
• cut it out: Stop doing something annoying or disruptive.
• in charge: To be responsible for
• come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
• play along: To cooperate or pretend to cooperate with someone
• hit it off: To get on well on first meeting someone
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• price out: To make something too expensive for someone to buy.
• shop around: To search around for a better job deal price etc.
• price up: To increase the price of something.
• die back: When the tips of plants or branches wither and die off.
• die down: To lose strength
• to die for: Extremely desirable or enjoyable.
• die out: To disappear completely; to become extinct
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• break through: To move quickly through (wall, etc.) using force
• tap out: To submit in a grappling sport by tapping the opponent or the mat.
• tap into: To manage to use something in a way that brings you benefits
• snap back: To recover quickly from an illness, disappointment, or other setback.
• snap at: To speak to someone in a sharp or angry way.
• snap out of: To stop experiencing a negative feeling or state.
• out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
• buy up: To buy all of something for sale
• buy back: To purchase something again after selling it.
• sleep over: To stay at someone's house for the night.
• sleep around: To have sex with many different people
• sleep together: To share the same bed or sleep in the same place with someone.
• grow back: To regrow; to grow again after being cut, lost, or damaged.
• dig in: To start eating eagerly and enthusiastically.
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• fill in: To put earth in e.g. a hole
• write out: To write something in full instead of using abbreviations or symbols.
• write up: To make a written record of (a study, etc.)
• sign me up: To enlist; enroll; register
• cracking down: To act forcefully in order to reduce crime, etc.
• get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
• for days: For a long period of time; lasting several days.
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• tell off: To scold someone for something they did wrong
• for the sake of: For the purpose of; in the interest of.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• fade away: To disappear slowly
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• move away: To relocate; to go and live in a different place.
• out of control: Impossible to manage or control.
• take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• break into: To start suddenly (crying, panicking, etc.)
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• bounce back: To return quickly to a normal condition after a difficult situation or illness.
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• walk off with: To take something away, sometimes by stealing or winning.
• walk away: To leave a situation, especially a difficult or unpleasant one.
• walk in on: To enter a room or situation unexpectedly, especially when something private or secret is happening.
• walk through: To show someone carefully how to do something
• wear away: To erode or diminish by friction or long use.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• buy out: To buy all the stock, shares, rights of a company
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• grow apart: Gradually become less close in a relationship.
• go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• work over: To physically attack or beat someone severely.
• beat up: To hurt someone badly by hitting and punching
• put in effort: To apply energy and work towards a goal.
• work away: To work in a place that is far from home.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• for a change: As something different from what is usual or normal.
• text back: To reply to a text message.
• in writing: Expressed or presented in written form, rather than spoken.
• the whole story: The complete and unabridged account of something.
• sign away: To officially give up rights or control over something by signing.
• give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
• sign over: To transfer ownership or rights by signing a document.
• log in
• sign into: To enter a system or service by providing credentials.
• log off: To disconnect from a computer system or network.
• on air: Being broadcast on radio or television.
• make time for: To schedule time for a specific activity or person.
• jump in: To enter a vehicle quickly.
• compound word
• of all time: The best or most significant in history.
• on the table: Located on the surface of a table.
• rushing down: Going somewhere quickly, especially down a slope or stairs.
• make up: To invent or create a story
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• have your work cut out: Face a difficult task or challenge ahead.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• pin down: To force someone to clarify their opinion
• pin on: To claim a specific person was guilty of a crime
• tell apart: To be able to see the difference between two things or people that are very similar.
• play down: To say something is not as bad as you think it is
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• gone with the wind: Completely lost or vanished without a trace.
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• log on: To gain access to a computer or network by entering a username and password.
• dying to: Extremely eager or anxious to do or have something.
• in the lead: Being ahead of others in a competition or race.
• break it down: To simplify something complex into smaller, more manageable parts.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• on the street: Located on or along a public road in a town or city.
• stay home: To remain in one's house or residence.
• psych up: To mentally prepare oneself for a task or challenge.
• of any kind: Of any type or variety whatsoever.
• tap in: To enter a code or information by tapping on a device.
• back then: At that time in the past.
• in town: Present or available in the local area or city.
• on time
• talk about it: To discuss a particular subject.
• hit with: To strike someone or something using an object.
• walk away from: To leave a situation or relationship, especially when it is difficult or unpleasant.
• walk over: To treat someone badly, as if they had no rights
• think through: To consider carefully so all points are covered
• wear out
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• sleep on it: To delay making a decision about something until the next day so that you have time to think about it carefully
• for some reason: For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
• in jail: Imprisoned; confined in a jail or prison.
• yard work: Outdoor tasks related to maintaining a yard or garden, such as mowing, weeding, and trimming.
• work up to: To gradually increase effort or level until reaching a goal.
• meet with: To have a meeting with someone in order to discuss something.
• move to: To change the place where you live or work.
• proposed changes: Alterations or modifications that have been suggested but not yet implemented or finalized.
• in a row: One after another without a break.
• fill out: To become fatter
• balance it out: To equalize or compensate for something, often to create a sense of fairness or equilibrium.
• at school: Present and attending school.
• at work: Located at one's place of employment
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• phrase: Common expression or saying
• mental: Concerning the mind
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• squeeze: Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
• relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• grind: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• upset: (Of stomach, etc.) not functioning well; sick
• direction: When someone tells people what to do
• snap: To close your mouth quickly like biting something
• interrupt: To stop something from happening for a while
• fade: To cause to lose brightness of color
• tap: To access a liquid (e.g. in a tree) through a hole
• couple: To join something to something else
• mentally: With or in the mind and thoughts
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• slice: Way of hitting the ball so the ball curves
• leave: To go away from; depart
• movement: Part of a piece of classical music
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• breakthrough: Important discovery in doing something difficult
• log: To move a certain distance or speed, as recorded
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• loose: To shoot or fire something from a gun
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• phrasal: Concerning or consisting of a phrase
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• polish: Act of making something clean and shiny
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• great: Very good; better than before
• verb: Word that expresses an action or state
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• person: Man, woman or child
• figuratively: In a manner a metaphor; not literally
• psyche: Soul, mind, or feelings of a person or group
• psych: (Of an upcoming event) to cause excitement in
• illegally: In a manner not allowed by law; criminally