Vocabulary

• to date: Up to the present time; until now.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• on the lookout: Vigilantly searching for someone or something.
• like new: In very good, almost perfect condition as if unused.
• in times: During periods or moments of.
• come out with: To go out with someone on a date
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• put it down: To place something on a surface.
• in the closet: Keeping something, often sexual orientation, secret.
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• to the core: Completely; fundamentally; in every aspect.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• all along: From the beginning; all the time.
• time out: A brief suspension of activity; a pause.
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• kill me: An exaggerated expression of frustration or annoyance.
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• without me: Not including me; excluding me.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• obvious: Easily understood and clear; plain to see
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
• strike: To hit something
• outfit: A set of clothing (with accessories)
• chill: State of being a little cold
• advice: Suggestion about what would help someone
• tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
• plain: Obvious; clearly so, true
• messy: Being complex or difficult to fix
• spirit: Person's strong determination or attitude
• snap: To close your mouth quickly like biting something
• core: To take out the central section of a fruit
• technically: In an exact and particular manner
• deny: To refuse to allow or accept something
• haunt: To remain in the mind causing worry, sadness, pain
• rude: Being unkind or impolite to others; disrespectful
• nerve: Fibers in the body that enable feeling, movement
• mustard: Spicy yellow or brown condiment used to add flavor
• offensive: Causing displeasure or anger
• fault: A failure or negative aspect of
• leave: To go away from; depart
• heck: Expressing surprise, or frustration
• spill: Accident when someone falls
• crop: Plants grown on a farm for food, e.g. corn or rice
• personally: By a specific person, and not by anyone else
• waste: To kill or severely harm someone
• hop: Dance party
• closet: Small room or cupboard used for storing things
• sauce: Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• disappear: To no longer see because it's not there any more
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• ketchup: Thick red sauce made from tomatoes
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• band: Group of people who work together e.g. play music
• twilight: Period of time just as the sun sets
• tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
• unnecessary: Being more than needed or not needed
• date: To have become old-fashioned
• freezer: Electric refrigerator operating below zero degrees
• show: To be easily seen or displayed
• plan: Drawing of how something should be done or made
• wake: To cause to become more energetic or attentive
• clap: To make loud sounds by striking the hands together
• ghost: To write a book on behalf of another person
• ugly: (E.g. of a situation) bad; likely to turn nasty
• nope: A dialect or emphatic way of saying 'No'
• curly: Having curls or waves
• squeak: To make a short very high cry or sound
• gay: Happy and bright
• scrooge: A mean ungenerous person
• whoosh: Sound made when something moves quickly past you
• toot: To make a loud squeaky noise like a car horn
• ow: Sound people make when they are hurt
• nacho: Tortilla chip topped with cheese and chili pepper
• shocker: An extremely bad performance
• humbug: Deceptive or false talk to gain support/sympathy