Vocabulary

• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• have to: Must do
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• hang on: To wait for the person you phoned to answer
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• going on: To continue doing something
• for all that: Despite that; even though.
• talk on: To talk at length about a particular subject.
• feel up: To touch someone in a sexual way, often without permission.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• on the air: Being broadcast on radio or television.
• on hold: Temporarily delayed or suspended.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• F off: A rude way to tell someone to go away or leave.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• off the field: Not participating in a game or activity; outside of the context of a game or competition.
• followed up: To check information or facts later
• make a move: To take action; to initiate something.
• butt out: To stop interfering in something; mind your own business.
• work together: To collaborate or cooperate with others to achieve a common goal.
• stand up to: To resist or fight someone who is being aggressive
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
• rid: To cause to no longer have (pest, problem)
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• dumb: Senseless; stupid
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• contract: To become ill as a result of getting a disease
• exercise: To work out to become stronger and healthier
• worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
• definition: Explanation of word's meaning, as in dictionaries
• victim: Person/thing affected by an unpleasant event
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• pathetic: Causing feelings of sadness, pity and sympathy
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• declare: To make a statement in a strong and confident way
• shame: Feeling of guilt because you did something wrong
• respond: To answer something or someone
• hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
• slam: To criticize sharply
• stink: To smell terrible
• comedy: Amusing play, film, usually with a happy ending
• culture: Beliefs and customs of a particular group
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
• chop: To cut into pieces with an up and down motion
• division: How many times a number is contained in another
• miracle: Amazing, seemingly impossible thing that happened
• public: Owned by the government
• point: An item to be discussed
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• submission: Reluctant agreement with the wishes of others
• gracious: Characterized by good taste, comfort, ease, luxury
• leak: Act of (gas, liquid) escaping through a small hole
• paramount: More important/significant than all other things
• whack: To hit someone or something with great force
• part: Division of a book
• guy: Man; boy; any person
• prominence: State or quality of being important or well known
• happen: To take place or occur
• thin: Flowing with ease; with a high percentage of water
• moron: Very stupid, foolish person
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• republican: Supporter of the conservative US political party
• show: To be easily seen or displayed
• hate: To have a very strong feeling of dislike for
• merger: Combination of two or more companies into one
• blister: To form a painful spot on the skin after rubbing
• downfall: Sudden loss of status/reputation/money
• litigation: Adjudication in a court; process of law
• antitrust: (Laws) preventing unfair business practices
• geometrically: In a mathematical pattern