Vocabulary

• back up: To save a copy of your computer data
• chop off: To remove something by cutting it with a sharp tool.
• calm down: To make or become relaxed after being stressed
• have to: Must do
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• knock it off: Stop doing something annoying or disruptive.
• into shape: To improve physical fitness or condition.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• on the market: Available for sale.
• watch out: To be careful; to be alert to danger
• too heavy: Having excessive weight; difficult to lift or move.
• going on: To continue doing something
• back off: To stop supporting; lose courage
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• as for: Concerning; regarding.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• the following: Next in order or sequence.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• end in: To have something as the final result.
• as opposed to: In contrast to; rather than.
• for the taking: Available to be taken or obtained easily.
• pass up: To reject an offer or suggestion
• way to go: An expression of encouragement or approval.
• kid around: To joke or behave playfully without seriousness.
• plan on: To intend to do something; to expect to do something.
• first up: Firstly; to begin with; the first item on a list or agenda.
• bring on: To cause to appear, e.g. onto a stage
• hang out: To spend time with your friends
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• for the last time: Used to emphasize that something is said or done finally or repeatedly.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• light on: To illuminate something.
• stay away: To keep a distance from something or someone; to avoid approaching.
• stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• dude: Form of address for a man
• butt: (Informal) fleshy part of your body you sit on
• protein: Group of molecules made from amino acids
• bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
• calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
• exercise: To work out to become stronger and healthier
• tongue: Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
• passion: Powerful, positive excitement and interest
• rip: To tear or split roughly or cause to tear or split
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• medieval: Old or out of date and not of much use
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
• diet: To eat special or less food, as to lose weight
• device: Object, machine, or equipment for a specific use
• inhale: To breathe in something like air or smoke
• buddy: Friend, usually male
• secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• chop: To cut into pieces with an up and down motion
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• pound: The # key on a keyboard
• rack: A frame, stand, hook on which things are hung
• great: Very good; better than before
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
• pack: Bag carried on the back of donkey, etc.
• pump: To make liquid or gas flow in a particular direction
• laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
• pose: To be or exist as (a problem, threat etc.)
• explosion: Loud and sudden expression of emotion
• limb: Leg, arm, branch or wing
• fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• burn: To destroy with fire
• punishment: Being punished; thing you do when being punished
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• knock: Bad experience that reduces a person's confidence
• weight: How heavy something is
• yell: A sudden loud cry or shout
• bud: Small part of a plant that will be a flower
• earn: To deserve something because you worked for it
• gym: Physical education taught as a class in school
• hoop: Round or circular shape or object
• pear: Fruit that is pointed at top, rounded at bottom
• buff: Person who knows a great deal about a topic
• whoa: Tell someone to do something more slowly
• jog: To run at a steady, slow pace
• squeak: To make a short very high cry or sound
• yoga: Exercise system to gain suppleness and tranquility
• braille: Raised patterns on pages so blind person can read
• eagle: Very large, strong bird that hunts small animals
• frog: Small hopping amphibian
• ow: Sound people make when they are hurt
• barbell: Bar to for heavy discs in weightlifting
• pip: To just beat someone in a competition
• heh: An exclamation of surprise or inquiry