Vocabulary

• cut out: To leave out of something, e.g. a social event
• my eye: Used to express disbelief or skepticism.
• flick through: To glance through pages quickly without reading carefully.
• of old: From a long time ago; in the past.
• cut up: Be cut up (about) to be upset or angry
• jump in: To enter a vehicle quickly.
• draw in: To attract or entice someone or something.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• bob's your uncle: Used to say something will be done easily or successfully.
• polka dot: A pattern consisting of round dots.
• in a suit: Wearing a suit of clothes.
• tie the knot: To get married.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• to a man: Every single person involved without exception.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• off and on: Intermittently; sometimes happening and sometimes not.
• being creative: The state of using imagination or original ideas to create something.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• compliment: Remark saying someone looks nice, plays well, etc.
• fancy: To want to have or do something; feel like
• casual: Being careless or having little thought or effort
• bond: Rope, chain or other thing used to tie someone up
• tongue: Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
• portrait: Picture of a person's head and shoulders
• rip: To tear or split roughly or cause to tear or split
• idiom: Phrase with a special, metaphoric meaning
• peak: Part of a cap that sticks out over your eyes
• quarter: 25 cents
• sip: To drink just a little at a time
• thread: Spiral cut at the end of a bolt
• label: A (luxury) brand owned by a company
• vertical: (Of a line, etc.) going up and down; not horizontal
• spray: To cover something with a stream of tiny drops
• event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
• suit: To be appropriate for a given situation
• sketch: Brief account of something without many details
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
• coup: Successful taking over of a thing; sudden success
• lid: Cover that can be lifted or removed, as on bottles
• horizontal: Concerning the horizon
• tie: To attach things (together) with a string or rope
• flick: To hit something with your finger to move it
• part: Division of a book
• skinny: Too thin; very lean
• tube: Plastic or metal container for soft substances
• needle: Part of a medical device used to inject medicine
• perfume: Liquid with a pleasing smell you put on your skin
• glue: Sticky substance used for joining things together
• design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
• baggy: (Of clothes) roomy, loose fitting
• pocket: Small cloth bag sewn into clothing to hold things
• pair: Two of the same thing, e.g. socks
• cap: Covering for the end or top of something
• torso: Body (often dead), without arms, legs, or head
• undo: To open, untie or loosen something
• magazine: Part of a gun used for holding bullet
• boot: Footwear covering your foot and part of your leg
• hole: An empty space, as in the ground, in a sock etc.
• put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
• dress: Women's garment with a top part and a skirt
• word: Unit of language that has a meaning
• man: Humans in general, including male and female
• call: A order or request for action
• cologne: Perfume or fragrance that you apply to your skin
• briefcase: Flat case used for carrying papers and documents
• top: To be higher or larger than a specific value
• cut: Act/instance of reducing the size or amount of
• mountain: Very high piece of land, higher than a hill
• casino: Establishment that hosts legalized gambling
• lovely: Attractive or beautiful
• cuff: Fold or band at the end of a sleeve
• nozzle: Thin tube as on end of pipe to control gas/liquid
• blazer: Type of smart jacket
• beanie: Small round close fitting hat
• denim: Thick strong cotton cloth often used in jeans
• maroon: Dark reddish purple color
• highland: Area of mountains far above sea level
• polka: Couples' dance with steps and a hop in fast time
• coo: To make a low, soft cry, like a dove
• tartan: Scottish pattern of colored squares and lines
• sketchbook: Book containing sheets of paper with drawings on