Vocabulary

• going on: To continue doing something
• have to: Must do
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• red tape: Formalities; paperwork; official procedure
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• at the moment: At this time; now
• do without: To manage without having or doing something
• got to: To arrive at some place
• on the couch: Receiving psychotherapy or psychological treatment.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• off and on: Intermittently; sometimes happening and sometimes not.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• flip off: To make an obscene gesture at someone using your middle finger.
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• calm down: To make or become relaxed after being stressed
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
• at each other's throats: Arguing angrily and aggressively with one another.
• almost all of: Nearly the entire quantity or number of something.
• on the rampage: Behaving violently and destructively in a furious manner.
• out of control: Impossible to manage or control.
• pen in: To confine or enclose someone or something in a small area.
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• in shape: In good physical condition; fit.
• to God: Used to emphasize truth or sincerity.
• stand for: To support a particular idea, e.g. in politics
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• turn round: To turn abruptly and face the other way
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• ridiculous: Funny or foolish; deserving to be laughed at
• flip: To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
• therapy: Treatment to help cure an illness
• fancy: To want to have or do something; feel like
• silly: Careless
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
• pregnant: Carrying your unborn baby inside you
• screw: To cheat someone, as out of money/property
• horrible: Very bad; causing annoyance, distaste or fear
• fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
• project: To predict what will happen in the future
• fault: A failure or negative aspect of
• riot: Person, thing, or event that is extremely funny
• imminent: Happening soon; about to happen
• suicide: Act of purposely killing yourself
• cereal: Breakfast food eaten with milk
• smash: Accident involving vehicles
• maintenance: Keeping (a machine) working by checking and fixing
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• couch: To formulate in a particular style or language
• harm: To damage, injure, or hurt someone or something
• tenderness: Pain that is felt (as when the area is touched)
• nonsense: Foolish or untrue statements or ideas
• momentous: Very important or serious
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• great: Very good; better than before
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
• corner: To force into a position impossible to escape from
• drawer: Sliding box of a desk, closet used to store things
• psychiatrist: Doctor who treats psychological disorders
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• action: Something that a person or thing does
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• goodness: (Used to express slight surprise)
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• famous: Excellent
• shout: To speak very loudly to get attention
• tape: To record some sounds using an electric device
• drunk: To put liquid in your body through your mouth
• makeup: Substance put on the face to make you look pretty
• trance: Daydreaming state; unaware state
• hammer: To bring severe damage, harm, or blame upon
• synchronize: To make two things work at the same time
• suicidal: Feeling you may kill yourself; depressed
• bloody: Covered or spotted with blood on the surface
• poster: A large, printed notice or picture
• toilet: Room where you go to urinate or excrete; bathroom
• moss: Soft green plant which grows on trees and stones
• rampage: To rush about in a wild, violent, or riotous way
• whoa: Tell someone to do something more slowly
• screech: To make a loud high cry of pain, anger, or fear
• seaside: Resort area next to the sea shore
• girly: Acting like a girl; typical of girls
• docker: Laborer who loads and unloads boats in a port