Vocabulary

• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• of all time: The best or most significant in history.
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• press down: To apply pressure to something with a pushing motion.
• in half: Divided into two equal parts.
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• have to: Must do
• work at: To have a job at a particular place or organization.
• warm up: To gently exercise muscles before doing sport
• up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• down with: Suffering from an illness.
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• at the last moment: Just before the final deadline or event.
• kind of lost: Slightly confused or disoriented; not knowing exactly where one is or what to do.
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• on sale: Available at a reduced price
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• at least: As a minimum
• at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
• run over: To go beyond a limit, e.g. of a budget
• act out: To perform a role before going on stage; practice
• for some reason: For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
• just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• in real life: In the physical world; not online or in a fictional setting.
• go around: (Of news, gossip) to be known; circulate
• go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
• grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
• random: Chosen, done without a particular plan or pattern
• jerk: Someone you think is an idiot
• lean: To balance against or on something for support
• escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
• giant: Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• ominous: Indicating something bad or unpleasant will happen
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• slice: Way of hitting the ball so the ball curves
• scary: Causing fear; frightening
• totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• grace: Dignified polite behavior, as when things go badly
• mad: Very angry
• inception: Beginning or start of (institution or business)
• steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
• handle: To cope with or take responsibility for
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• nail: Pointed piece of metal used to join pieces of wood
• person: Man, woman or child
• sting: To be aroused to anger or action
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• balance: Instrument for weighing things
• store: To put things in a place for later use
• sail: To travel across water in a boat or a ship
• speed: How fast or slow something is or is done
• tag: Child's game in which one person chases the others
• apartment: Set of rooms to live in on one floor of a building
• convenience: Quality of being easy to do or saving time
• wasp: Black and yellow flying insect that can sting
• jungle: Tropical area with many wild plants and animals
• kid: Child or young person
• terrify: To scare or greatly frighten
• body: The physical structure of a person or animal.
• dragon: Imaginary creatures that breathe fire
• junior: Student in third year
• umbrella: Including many smaller things of the same type
• hippie: Someone rejecting established culture
• noodle: String of dried dough, usually eaten in a soup
• ping: To make a high sharp sound, as bullet hitting rock
• pong: To smell badly