Vocabulary

• check out
• at least: As a minimum
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• going on: To continue doing something
• have to: Must do
• as with: In the same way that something happens or is true of something else.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• old school: Traditional or old-fashioned in style, behavior, or attitude.
• yellow pages: A telephone directory with listings of businesses, often printed on yellow paper.
• in love with: Feeling romantic love for someone.
• go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• for free: Without charge; at no cost.
• take it from me: Trust me or believe what I say based on experience.
• shower up: To act quickly or rashly without thinking.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• on the plus side: Considering the advantages or positive aspects.
• custom made: Designed and manufactured specifically for a particular customer.
• picks up: To catch a criminal and take to police station
• in a minute: Very soon; in a short amount of time.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• phone in: Call someone by phone, often to report or notify remotely.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• due to: Because of; owing to
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• hanging out: To spend time with your friends
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• at the moment: At this time; now
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• integrity: Quality of being honest, fair and honorable
• tend: To move or act in a certain manner
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• ruin: To damage or completely destroy something
• creepy: Scary; annoying or unpleasant
• property: Particular quality that someone or something has
• freak: (Of weather, etc.) unusual; unpredictable; amazing
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• handful: an amount of something that can be held in one hand; small quantity or amount of people or things
• preserve: To cook food so it can be kept for long periods
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• cabin: Small basic wooden home in the countryside
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• abandon: To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
• steep: Very expensive
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• urban: Concerning a city; located in a city
• gain: To increase in something, such as weight
• astounding: To surprise someone greatly
• secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
• tear: Drop of salty water from the eye
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• signal: To be evidence/an indication something will happen
• log: To move a certain distance or speed, as recorded
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• replace: To use instead of something else
• deck: Floor built into a ship, bus, plane or home
• hire: To give a job to someone in exchange for pay
• bow: To (cause to) curve or bend
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• heat: State of anger, excitement, or arguing
• license: To give official permission to do something
• stove: Device that burns fuel for heating or cooking
• attic: Room at the top of a house just below the roof
• peek: To look at something quickly (often secretly)
• drawer: Sliding box of a desk, closet used to store things
• match: To equal or be as good as something else
• tour: To travel to several places to perform a show
• razor: Tool with a sharp edge used to shave beard or hair
• shake: To cause someone to be surprised or upset
• repair: How well cared for a thing is; physical condition
• bamboo: Long light Asian plant with strong, empty stems
• upstairs: On a floor above
• whatnot: Miscellaneous curios
• grove: Small group of trees giving pleasant shade
• candy: Small sweet foods made mostly of sugar
• septic: Infected with harmful bacteria
• blackboard: Board that someone, e.g. a teacher, writes on