Vocabulary

• back up: To save a copy of your computer data
• thumbs up: A gesture of approval or agreement, indicated by holding a fist with the thumb extended upwards.
• leg up: Assistance given to someone by lifting or pushing them up.
• chin up: An expression of encouragement, telling someone to be brave and cheerful despite difficulties.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
• up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
• go on: To continue doing something
• on watch: Actively keeping guard or observing for something.
• head up: To lead or manage a team, project, or organization.
• keep your chin up: Remain cheerful and optimistic in difficult situations.
• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• put together: To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
• by itself: Alone; without help or assistance.
• goes well: To happen in the way desired
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• in the process of: During the course of; while something is happening or being done.
• in terms of
• next to: Being located along side another
• look up to: To respect or admire someone
• go around: (Of news, gossip) to be known; circulate
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• wrap: Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• decline: To bend towards the ground
• permission: Right to do something as allowed by another
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• tolerate: To be able to adjust to changes of various kinds
• conservative: (Of an estimate, price) set fairly low
• automatically: In a way not requiring control by a person
• authority: The power to give orders to people
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• recognition: Accepting that something is true or that it exists
• assignment: Task you are given to do (as in the armed forces)
• responsible: Being the cause of something that has occurred
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
• charity: Kindness and willingness to forgive, help
• thumb: To use your thumb to request a ride in a car
• project: To predict what will happen in the future
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• approval: Agreement that person/thing is acceptable
• promote: To try to encourage popularity/sales of a product
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• curve: Smooth rounded line that is not straight
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• stomach: Place in the body where food is processed
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• twist: To turn something in a circular direction
• puzzle: To be a challenge to understand; confuse
• phrasal: Concerning or consisting of a phrase
• proud: Very good; worthy of making one pleased
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• preposition: Word such as 'at' 'on' etc. showing position/time
• rejection: Decision that something is not good enough
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• verb: Word that expresses an action or state
• chin: Part of your face below your mouth above your neck
• pulse: Regular beating of a heart
• cigarette: White paper tube filled with tobacco
• defensive: Protecting something, yourself from attack
• plaza: Open public space
• smoke: To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
• washroom: Lavatory (e.g. a lavatory in a public place)