Vocabulary

• white elephant: A possession that is unwanted by its owner, but is expensive to keep or difficult to dispose of.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• check on: To check that things are OK, correct
• have to: Must do
• be with: To accompany someone; to be in someone's presence.
• box in: To trap or prevent movement by surrounding closely.
• play out: To use up or exhaust
• give out: To be used up; have nothing left; fail
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• last person: The individual who is the final one in a sequence or group.
• spell it out: To explain something clearly and in detail.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• pass out: To distribute or hand out papers to people
• on the lookout: Vigilantly searching for someone or something.
• genuinely: In a real, actual, not false or artificial way
• freak: (Of weather, etc.) unusual; unpredictable; amazing
• neutral: Something with pH value of 7
• suck: To be very bad, undesirable or unpleasant
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• ignore: To not listen to, look at, or pay attention to
• literal: Being the basic exact meaning of a word/expression
• pleasure: Feeling of happiness, enjoyment, or satisfaction
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• alcohol: A colorless liquid that can catch fire (C2H5OH)
• offensive: Causing displeasure or anger
• sodium: A soft, white chemical element
• notch: Certain level (slightly higher or lower than)
• pity: Feeling very sorry for someone, e.g. in trouble
• couch: To formulate in a particular style or language
• promise: To say you will certainly do something
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• crash: To damage an object by causing it to hit something
• spell: To lead to future trouble
• steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• throat: Part of the neck that is below the chin
• offend: To break a rule or do something wrong
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• great: Very good; better than before
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• person: Man, woman or child
• business: A company formed for making profit
• ideal: Exactly right; could not be better
• invite: To ask someone to go somewhere or do something
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
• classy: Showing good taste; elegant, fashionable; upmarket
• bug: To bother someone
• suggestion: Idea about what someone should do
• want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
• speed: How fast or slow something is or is done
• tent: Portable cloth shelter used outdoors for camping
• inclusive: Covering or including everything
• casserole: Type of food cooked in a round dish; the dish
• popped: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• fashion: Style of dress or activity popular at some time
• kid: Child or young person
• lookout: Person who keeps watch, e.g. for an enemy
• coupon: Piece of paper used in exchange for a discount
• salty: Containing or tasting like salt
• loo: Toilet, or a room that contains a toilet
• limbo: An uncertain situation that you cannot control and in which there is no progress or improvement
• nope: A dialect or emphatic way of saying 'No'
• gift: Something given to another for a reason; present
• bless: To make something holy by saying a special prayer
• sweatshirt: Long-sleeved pullover, generally made from cotton
• homemade: Made at home, not in a factory
• turtle: Animal that lives in water and has a hard shell
• pie: Baked food with a filling encased in pastry
• soba: A type of Japanese noodles