Vocabulary

• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• at least: As a minimum
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• working parents: Parents who are employed, typically referring to those who have the dual responsibility of working and raising children.
• on time
• zone out: To stop paying attention and start daydreaming or thinking about other things.
• tidy up: To clean up your room
• play on: To exploit or take advantage of something, such as someone's emotions or weaknesses.
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• for someone: On behalf of or intended for a particular person.
• out of the question: Impossible; not worth discussing.
• attend to: To deal with; take care of; pay attention to.
• heading to: Going in a particular direction.
• on call: Available to be summoned for duty, especially in emergencies.
• call in: To ask others for help when in need
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• eat out: To eat at a restaurant
• in advance: Ahead of time; before something happens
• due to: Because of; owing to
• back in the day: In the past; in former times.
• on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
• after dinner: Following the meal of dinner.
• on the beach: Located on the sandy or pebbly area bordering a body of water.
• from hunger: Motivated or caused by a state of hunger.
• lie in: To stay in bed later than usual in the morning.
• in bed with: Closely associated with someone, often secretly or unethically.
• at midnight: At twelve o'clock at night; the middle of the night.
• check out
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• advantage: Thing making the chance of success higher
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
• attention: Taking notice of someone or something
• typical: Normal; usual; expected
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• laundry: Business or room to wash bed sheets, clothes etc.
• pace: Rate of speed at which something moves or happens
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• leave: To go away from; depart
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• culture: Beliefs and customs of a particular group
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• button: Small round piece material used to fasten clothing
• prefer: To like something better than something else
• staff: Employees of a company
• decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
• schedule: A list of events and their times
• plate: Flat dish used for eating or serving food
• own: To have something as your property
• quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
• compartment: Enclosed part used to hold particular thing
• business: A company formed for making profit
• nursery: Place where trees and plants are grown and sold
• yell: A sudden loud cry or shout
• mall: Large public area often covered with grass
• curry: Indian food made of vegetables, meat and spices
• recreate: To make a past situation exist again
• mama: A mother