Vocabulary

• go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
• move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
• up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
• go away: To go on vacation
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• go up against: To compete or confront someone in a contest or challenge.
• go on: To continue doing something
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• go along with: To agree to do something
• go against: To disagree with or challenge someone
• go for it: An expression of encouragement or approval.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• have to: Must do
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• going on: To continue doing something
• go around: (Of news, gossip) to be known; circulate
• against the grain: Contrary to someone's natural inclinations or feelings; in opposition to what is normal or expected.
• extended period: A long duration of time.
• out of town: Away from one's usual place of residence or work; absent from the local area.
• go past: To move beyond a particular place or point.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• contrary to: In opposition to; against.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• turn on
• shut up: To close something, e.g. a shop
• pass out: To distribute or hand out papers to people
• on the internet: Located or available on the internet.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
• expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• specifically: As regards a particular thing; closely related to
• accomplish: To succeed in doing; complete successfully
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
• proper: Correct according to social or moral rules
• concentrate: To cause to be present in large amount or number
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• addiction: Lack of control the overuse of something e.g. drugs
• judge: Person who decides on the results of a contest
• contrary: (Of weather) difficult; likely to cause trouble
• section: A part of a whole
• grain: Seeds of plants used for food
• literal: Being the basic exact meaning of a word/expression
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• quiz: A game in which players answer questions on topics
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• leave: To go away from; depart
• prison: Place the court puts criminals as punishment; jail
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• approval: Agreement that person/thing is acceptable
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• altogether: All things considered
• commonly: Typically, normally; not unusually
• rehabilitation: Helping criminals, etc. to return to normal life
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• phrasal: Concerning or consisting of a phrase
• punch: Alcoholic drink made from wine and fruit, etc.
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• preposition: Word such as 'at' 'on' etc. showing position/time
• precedent: A similar action happening before now
• verb: Word that expresses an action or state
• confrontation: A disagreement or argument
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• yell: A sudden loud cry or shout
• extinguish: To make something stop burning
• refresh: To refill a person's glass with a drink
• flu: Illness causing headache, fever etc.
• splinter: To split a large group into smaller groups
• hungry: Feeling a need or want to eat food