Vocabulary

• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• have to: Must do
• at sea
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• go on: To continue doing something
• once upon a time: A conventional phrase used to begin fairy tales and other stories.
• upon a time: An introductory phrase used to begin a story, typically a fairy tale.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• at the moment: At this time; now
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• has over: To invite someone to your house.
• alive and kicking: Still alive and healthy; still active and doing well.
• on the phone: Talking on the telephone.
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• order in: To request food from a restaurant to be delivered to one's home or other location.
• drop off: To leave someone, something somewhere
• out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• anything other than: Except for; not including
• other than: Except for; apart from.
• playing away: Participating in a sports match at the opponent's venue.
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• on the floor: Located on the ground or bottom surface of a room.
• price up: To increase the price of something.
• run by: To be managed or controlled by someone or a group.
• work at: To have a job at a particular place or organization.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• on end: Continuously; without stopping.
• for myself: Done for one's own benefit or use.
• as anything: Used to emphasize intensity or degree of a quality or action.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• in the face of: When confronted with something difficult or challenging.
• pop for: To pay for something, especially unexpectedly or generously.
• in places: In some locations but not others
• in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• staple: Main food of a particular community
• decline: To bend towards the ground
• commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
• reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
• desire: To wish for, hope or want something
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• predominantly: Mainly; in a way that indicates a greater degree
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• aid: To help others and provide things
• survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
• hustle: To make someone move quickly by pushing them
• generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
• fate: What will happen to you in the future, often bad
• diet: To eat special or less food, as to lose weight
• tissue: Substance formed by cells of living thing; flesh
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• role: Character played by an actor
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• coast: Land near the sea or ocean
• british: Concerning the culture and people of British
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• chip: To break a small piece off something such as a cup
• worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• person: Man, woman or child
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• area: Amount of measured space
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• quiet: Hidden, or done in a private way
• bustle: To move energetically or busily
• shellfish: Sea animals such as shrimps, lobsters, clams etc.
• fillet: Narrow piece or slice of boneless meat or fish
• cod: Type of large fish that is often eaten
• marsh: Person's name
• seaside: Resort area next to the sea shore
• quid: Slang for one British pound