Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• have to: Must do
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• check out
• back in the day: In the past; in former times.
• come up: To come closer to someone; approach
• right in front: Directly ahead; in a position immediately before someone or something.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• in school: Attending an educational institution.
• back then: At that time in the past.
• up top: In or at the highest position or location.
• in itself: Considered alone or without reference to anything else; intrinsically.
• on the couch: Receiving psychotherapy or psychological treatment.
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• of old: From a long time ago; in the past.
• at work: Located at one's place of employment
• got to: To arrive at some place
• such as: For example; like
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• iconic: Being widely recognized as a symbol of something
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
• creepy: Scary; annoying or unpleasant
• huge: Very very large
• section: A part of a whole
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• declare: To make a statement in a strong and confident way
• costume: Special clothes, e.g. clothes for acting in a film
• treasure: Valuable things collected, and often hidden
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• credit: System to buy something and pay for it later
• original: Being first made, thought or performed; fresh
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• century: Period of 100 years
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• crystal: A solid formed by the solidification of a chemical
• piece: A counter in a board game
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• display: (Animals) to indicate readiness for sex
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• dummy: Being a cover for or serving as a front for
• wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
• incarceration: Act of putting in prison
• interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• shoulder: Part of the body where an arm attaches or joins
• check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
• freedom: State of being free, not being controlled
• gallery: Building to look at various types of art
• pool: Amount collected, e.g. money, for some purpose
• history: Established pattern or record
• museum: Building to display art/science/history objects
• omelette: An egg mixture cooked until just set
• cute: Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
• underwater: (Moving or existing) beneath the surface of water
• ruby: Very valuable dark red gemstone
• eagle: Very large, strong bird that hunts small animals
• spider: Small creature with 8 legs that spins cobwebs
• candy: Small sweet foods made mostly of sugar