Vocabulary

• close up: A photograph or film shot taken of a subject at close range.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• catch up: To become equal with another person
• fill in: To put earth in e.g. a hole
• going on: To continue doing something
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• on to: Toward something; forward
• red handed: Caught in the act of doing something wrong or illegal.
• a couple hundred: Approximately two hundred.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• down with: Suffering from an illness.
• nuts and bolts: The basic practical details.
• much about: A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
• out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• stick around: To remain in place; not leave or go
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• script: Written text of a book, play, film, or speech
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• blast: To attack someone with words
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• fart: To break wind; to emit gas from the anus
• couple: To join something to something else
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• cynical: Always believing that bad things are the reasons
• tribute: Something that is said or done to show respect
• project: To predict what will happen in the future
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• leave: To go away from; depart
• absence: State of not being present, or not existing
• excuse: To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
• comedy: Amusing play, film, usually with a happy ending
• 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
• pun: Funny way to use a word to express another meaning
• cliff: High, vertical or steep surface of rock or ice
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• explode: To express an emotion in a sudden and loud way
• act: To behave in a certain way
• spray: To cover something with a stream of tiny drops
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
• porch: Roofed structure over the entrance of a building
• cubicle: Workspace with low walls within an office
• sketch: Brief account of something without many details
• host: Mass; a great number
• compel: To force someone to do something
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• minuscule: Very, very small
• rant: To talk on and on in an excited or confused way
• diagram: A drawing intended to explain how something works
• accountant: Professional person who manages money
• maternity: For or relating to the time of having a baby
• fashion: Style of dress or activity popular at some time
• kid: Child or young person
• crafty: Being cunning to get others to do what you want
• secretly: So that others don't know
• video: Recording capturing action with sound
• shock: The passage of an electricity through the body
• tired: Without energy so you want to rest or fall asleep
• super: Of the highest quality; great; marvelous
• accelerator: Pedal that controls the speed a vehicle moves
• yoga: Exercise system to gain suppleness and tranquility
• huff: Feeling of being offended, upset or angry
• zoo: Place in a town where wild animals are shown
• cookbook: Book containing recipes showing how to make dishes
• ch: Abbreviation for Chapter