Vocabulary

• thumbs up: A gesture of approval or agreement, indicated by holding a fist with the thumb extended upwards.
• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• going on: To continue doing something
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• have to: Must do
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
• by doing that: Using that action or method.
• feel sorry for: To experience sympathy or pity for someone.
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• for someone: On behalf of or intended for a particular person.
• on the phone: Talking on the telephone.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• from a distance: Not close; far away.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
• expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• comprehension: Act of understanding, e.g. a reading text
• convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
• describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
• scratch: To rub your skin with your nails to stop an itch
• permission: Right to do something as allowed by another
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• crowd: To force too many things, people into
• generally: Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
• anticipate: To expect or look ahead to something positively
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• reaction: Bodily response to a drug or something eaten
• rub: To spread a cream, etc., using a repeated motion
• literal: Being the basic exact meaning of a word/expression
• communicate: To give and exchange information
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
• couple: To join something to something else
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• mood: Emotion or a state of mind; how you feel
• visual: Of or relating to vision
• gesture: Bodily movement expressing a particular meaning
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• plug: Wood, rubber or metal used to block a hole
• react: To change when mixing with other chemicals
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• frustrate: To make annoyed because things don't go well
• important: Having power or authority
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• lick: To pass the tongue along something, e.g. ice cream
• smack: To slap or hit, e.g. with a resounding noise
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• person: Man, woman or child
• figurative: Using a metaphor; not literally
• bore: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• sin: Act that breaks a religious law
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• cream: Pale color that is yellowish white
• stomp: To walk, dance, or move with heavy steps
• candy: Small sweet foods made mostly of sugar
• salesman: Person whose job is to sell things