Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• sing along: To join in singing with someone or something.
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• under the stars: Outdoors at night, exposed to the open sky and stars.
• call about: To phone someone for a particular reason
• out of date: Expired; too old to be used
• of yours: Belonging to you; your possession or property.
• go on: To continue doing something
• out of the starting gate: At the very beginning of an event, especially a race or process.
• hang on: To wait for the person you phoned to answer
• out of control: Impossible to manage or control.
• spinning out: To prolong or extend something, often unnecessarily.
• at least: As a minimum
• play in: To participate or compete in a game or competition.
• for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
• take down: To capture physically
• break through: To move quickly through (wall, etc.) using force
• cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
• get across: To communicate (something) clearly and effectively.
• get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
• rub down: To clean or dry something by rubbing it.
• hand over: To give into the possession or control of another
• of the essence: Absolutely necessary or vital.
• wait around: To wait idly or without a specific purpose.
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• snake eyes: A roll of two dice resulting in both showing a value of one.
• get a say: To have the opportunity to express an opinion or influence a decision.
• work at: To have a job at a particular place or organization.
• catch up: To become equal with another person
• run along: To go away; leave (often in commands)
• stand around: To spend time standing without doing anything useful or important.
• in no time: Very quickly or soon
• stand out
• reel in: To pull something towards you by winding a line around a reel, especially when fishing.
• die out: To disappear completely; to become extinct
• near and dear: Very important and loved; cherished.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• skip out: To leave a place or situation secretly, often to avoid paying or fulfilling an obligation.
• come before: To happen or exist earlier in time than something else.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• dude: Form of address for a man
• medieval: Old or out of date and not of much use
• rub: To spread a cream, etc., using a repeated motion
• fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
• race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
• enemy: Something that stops you doing what you want
• pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• noble: Being admirable and honorable in character
• buddy: Friend, usually male
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• cave: Large hole in the side of a cliff or hill
• tide: Way opinions or events are developing or changing
• lagoon: Small lake surrounded by rocks; channel of water
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• limb: Leg, arm, branch or wing
• betray: To endanger (friend) by giving enemy information
• treaty: An agreement between nations
• burn: To destroy with fire
• choice: Decision between two or more possibilities
• bubble: A small ball of air inside of a liquid
• guy: Man; boy; any person
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• stupid: Not intelligent; lacking ability to learn easily
• twirl: Turning/spinning quickly, as to show off a dress
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• shake: To cause someone to be surprised or upset
• lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• clam: Kind of shellfish
• tent: Portable cloth shelter used outdoors for camping
• come: To arrive at a place
• give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
• cream: Pale color that is yellowish white
• long: Person's name
• karate: A Japanese martial art; weaponless self-defense
• wilderness: Rural area left natural and largely untouched
• dark: Of a color that is not light
• coupon: Piece of paper used in exchange for a discount
• bum: (Slang) the part of the body on which you sit
• princess: Daughter of a king and queen
• wilt: (Archaic) to wish or want
• knight: Chess piece in the shape of a horse's head
• hooray: Said to show delight at something happening
• sunset: Daily disappearance of the sun
• handshake: Act of shaking someone's hand with your own hand
• campfire: Small outdoor fire for warmth or cooking
• boo: To shout out 'boo', to express your disapproval
• whoa: Tell someone to do something more slowly
• jellyfish: Soft-bodied sea animal, as with stinging tentacles
• thou: An old-fashioned word for you
• baby: A very young child, who cannot yet speak
• thee: An old-fashioned word for you
• eyelash: Short hairs that grow along the edges of the eyes
• sandy: Person's name
• thy: An old-fashioned word for your
• flipper: Flat broad limb of fish used for swimming
• clarinet: Musical wind instrument
• meow: Cry like a cat
• bikini: Two-piece swim suit for women
• grubby: Dirty; messy
• whoo: Sound people make when they are surprised
• hoo: Dialect West Yorkshire and Lancashire she