Vocabulary

• run down: To be in a bad condition
• whole point: The main purpose or most important aspect of something.
• cut out: To leave out of something, e.g. a social event
• to God: Used to emphasize truth or sincerity.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• fancy: To want to have or do something; feel like
• spare: To make (money or time) available for
• butt: (Informal) fleshy part of your body you sit on
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• swear: To say bad or impolite words to someone
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• edible: Being safe to eat
• switch: A change or shift from one method to another
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• abandon: To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
• excuse: To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
• naked: Not wearing any clothes; without covering
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• idiot: A person who is foolish or not very smart
• cult: Small extreme religious group
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• chop: To cut into pieces with an up and down motion
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• delivery: Way someone acts when speaking publicly
• point: An item to be discussed
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• nail: Pointed piece of metal used to join pieces of wood
• pal: Friend
• afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
• glad: Happy or pleased about something/to do something
• wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• slaughter: Act of killing an animal to get its meat
• borrow: To take and later return something from another
• sausage: Finely chopped and seasoned meat in a skin
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• freeze: To harden to a solid below zero degrees
• shabby: In poor condition because of use and age
• yacht: Large expensive boat
• bug: To bother someone
• stupid: Not intelligent; lacking ability to learn easily
• goodness: (Used to express slight surprise)
• belt: To leave somewhere quickly (UK use)
• chic: Fashionable; stylish; smart; sophisticated
• neighbor: Person who lives, or is near, you
• inventive: Having the ability to think up/create new things
• corn: Small, painful hard spot on the foot
• duel: Competition between two athletes or enemies
• salad: Uncooked vegetables made into a dish
• gentleman: Man who has good manners and is considerate
• frog: Small hopping amphibian
• nah: Way of saying 'No'
• pig: Animal that bacon, pork and ham come from
• firewood: Wood that can be burned as fuel