Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• got to: To arrive at some place
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• going on: To continue doing something
• move over: To make room for someone or something by shifting position.
• on fire: Very successful or popular
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• hop to it: To begin quickly or get busy with something.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• hike up: To increase something, often prices or taxes.
• take a hike: A rude way of telling someone to go away.
• on the beach: Located on the sandy or pebbly area bordering a body of water.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• count sheep: To imagine sheep jumping to help fall asleep.
• in danger: Exposed to the risk of harm, injury, or loss.
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• with all due respect: A polite phrase used to express disagreement or criticism.
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• call it a day: To stop working on something for the rest of the day.
• sweep up: To clean a surface by brushing dirt or debris into a pile and removing it.
• strike out: To not hit the ball when playing baseball
• come for: To arrive to collect someone or something.
• catch up: To become equal with another person
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• first off: To begin with; firstly.
• beat up: To hurt someone badly by hitting and punching
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• for the last time: Used to emphasize that something is said or done finally or repeatedly.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• for nothing: Without payment or reward; to no purpose or effect; in vain
• thanks for nothing: Sarcastic phrase showing disappointment over lack of help or benefit.
• once upon a time: A conventional phrase used to begin fairy tales and other stories.
• upon a time: An introductory phrase used to begin a story, typically a fairy tale.
• have to: Must do
• lead on: To encourage someone to believe something that is not true.
• weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• dude: Form of address for a man
• annoying: To make someone angry
• slip: Act of beginning to fall from losing balance
• crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
• alert: Being aware and able to respond quickly
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• literal: Being the basic exact meaning of a word/expression
• technically: In an exact and particular manner
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• silence: State of being quiet and not talking for a time
• chubby: Somewhat fat
• race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
• leave: To go away from; depart
• totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
• buddy: Friend, usually male
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• promise: To say you will certainly do something
• host: Mass; a great number
• boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• dilute: To make something weaker or less efficient
• shell: Hard outer cover of an egg, fruit, nut, or seed
• laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• wrestle: To fight someone by holding parts of their body
• bolt: Line of electricity in the sky from lightning
• annoy: To make someone angry
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• guy: Man; boy; any person
• train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
• chick: A baby bird
• outta: Slang written form of ‘Out of’
• shake: To cause someone to be surprised or upset
• hog: To claim or use most of something, in a greedy way
• maniac: Violent, mentally ill person
• kid: Child or young person
• bat: Small flying mouse-like animal with wings
• select: To choose a suitable thing from a group
• montage: Assembly of items, e.g. visual images
• tortoise: Slow moving animal with a hard protective shell
• pear: Fruit that is pointed at top, rounded at bottom
• peep: To look at secretly or when you shouldn't
• bunny: Rabbits
• whoa: Tell someone to do something more slowly
• cannon: Large wheeled gun that fires heavy metal balls
• hare: Fast animal similar to a rabbit but larger
• keeper: Person taking care of animals
• sky: The place where we see clouds above us
• egg: Hard-shelled thing from which a young bird is born
• pink: Color made by mixing red and white
• sumo: Japanese form of wrestling
• motorcycle: Motorbike; vehicle with two wheels and an engine
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