Vocabulary

• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• going on: To continue doing something
• found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
• come together: To assemble or unite; to start working together.
• in need: Not having the necessary things, such as food
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• on to: Toward something; forward
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• on the couch: Receiving psychotherapy or psychological treatment.
• at that time: During a specific point in the past.
• coming over: To change sides in a discussion
• down the road: At a future time; in the future.
• turn around: To change your body to the opposite direction
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• next door: Living in the house next to the one mentioned
• on fire: Very successful or popular
• put out: To publish, e.g. a book
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• the following: Next in order or sequence.
• at least: As a minimum
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• on alert: In a state of readiness or vigilance; watchful and prepared for potential danger or action.
• have to: Must do
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• insane: Mentally ill; crazy
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• grab: To take and hold something quickly
• fragile: Easily affected, broken, or harmed
• chaotic: Utterly confused
• butt: (Informal) fleshy part of your body you sit on
• desire: To wish for, hope or want something
• alert: Being aware and able to respond quickly
• shelter: Place to protect people/animals from abuse
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• surreal: Concerning surrealism
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• communicate: To give and exchange information
• charismatic: Able to attract and make them like you
• foster: To raise a child who is not yours, for payment
• couple: To join something to something else
• scary: Causing fear; frightening
• ramp: Path that increases in height as you walk up it
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• tear: Drop of salty water from the eye
• wild: In a manner which lacks control
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• garage: Place for keeping a car
• channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
• trip: To release an electrical switch
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• evacuate: To move people from dangerous to a safe places
• lick: To pass the tongue along something, e.g. ice cream
• couch: To formulate in a particular style or language
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• horrific: Terrifying and shocking
• damage: Physical harm that is done to something
• worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• cell: Smallest unit of living things in biology
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• goofy: Silly or stupid; crazy
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• divisive: Causing division or disagreement
• burn: To destroy with fire
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• cross: Angry and upset
• donate: To give money, etc. to charity, party, etc.
• gasp: To take a short quick breath because of surprise
• goodness: (Used to express slight surprise)
• department: Division of a larger part or organization
• gutter: Trough along the eaves of roof for collecting rain
• neighbor: Person who lives, or is near, you
• terrify: To scare or greatly frighten
• humane: Compassionate; thoughtful; acting like a human
• shortly: Quickly; soon; in a moment
• understatement: Description undervaluing how important a thing is
• horrify: To cause someone to feel horror or shock
• motel: Drive-in hotel which provides lodging and parking