Vocabulary

• got to: To arrive at some place
• hit it off: To get on well on first meeting someone
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• next to: Being located along side another
• up and running: Fully operational; functioning correctly.
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• together with: In addition to; along with.
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• hang out: To spend time with your friends
• back out: To say you will now not do something you promised
• out of the blue: Unexpectedly; without warning
• sit down: To take a seat
• off and running: Having started a project or activity and progressing well.
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• in school: Attending an educational institution.
• just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
• like anything: Used to emphasize strong intensity or effort.
• come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
• in the field: Working or doing research in a real-world environment, not in a classroom or laboratory.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• corner office
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• on camera: While being filmed or recorded.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• set up
• play around: To cheat on your partner romantically
• on the floor: Located on the ground or bottom surface of a room.
• run on: To continue longer than expected, e.g. a meeting
• across from: Being on the other side
• to a greater extent: Indicating a larger or more significant degree or amount.
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• at that time: During a specific point in the past.
• as much a: To the same degree or extent.
• cast of characters: The actors and roles in a play, film, or other performance.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• on the couch: Receiving psychotherapy or psychological treatment.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• bunch: A group of things of the same kind
• material: Cloth; fabric
• immediately: Without any delay; straight away
• audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
• describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• stack: A large number or amount of something
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• empty: Containing nothing; with no contents
• honestly: With truth or sincerity; I'm being honest with you
• monologue: Long speech given by one person, often in a play
• leave: To go away from; depart
• comedy: Amusing play, film, usually with a happy ending
• submit: To accept a superior force has power over you
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• rapport: Understanding or empathy between two people
• couch: To formulate in a particular style or language
• pilot: To conduct a small practice experiment
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• hire: To give a job to someone in exchange for pay
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• sidekick: Person often with another more important person
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• avenue
• corner: To force into a position impossible to escape from
• part: Division of a book
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• occupy: To enter and take control of land/property
• bud: Small part of a plant that will be a flower
• improv: Drama that the actors make up as they go along
• apartment: Set of rooms to live in on one floor of a building
• tape: To record some sounds using an electric device
• detachment: Feeling of not being personally involved
• bob: To move up and down repeatedly
• truck: Homegrown vegetables and fruit for sale
• derivative: Not from original ideas; from somewhere else
• avail: To make use of an opportunity or an advantage
• furnish: To provide a place with furniture and equipment
• camera: Object that takes pictures digitally, or on film
• directive: An order from an authority
• packet: Small, thin container that holds something
• marsh: Person's name
• approximation: Something that is similar, but not an exact copy
• performer: Someone who completes a task well
• garland: Crown made from flowers and leaves worn on head