Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• carry on: To engage in an activity, e.g. a conversation
• fit in: To mix with others so you get on well with them
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• stand by: To keep to an agreement
• ring in: To call by telephone.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• phone in: Call someone by phone, often to report or notify remotely.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• sit down: To take a seat
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
• scratching the surface: To deal with a subject or problem without analyzing it thoroughly.
• point out: To make others aware of an idea
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• book bag: A bag used for carrying books, especially to school.
• turn on
• right next to: Immediately adjacent to; in very close proximity to.
• next to: Being located along side another
• across from: Being on the other side
• take out: To apply for and get a license
• popped out: Went out somewhere quickly and briefly.
• through the gate: To pass from one side of a gate to the other.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• go against: To disagree with or challenge someone
• prior to: Before a particular time or event.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• swear by: To have great confidence in something; to believe that something is very effective.
• come out with: To go out with someone on a date
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• on the streets: Without a home; homeless or exposed outdoors.
• thumbs up: A gesture of approval or agreement, indicated by holding a fist with the thumb extended upwards.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
• recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• practical: Relating to what is sensible, real or useful
• variety: Particular type of thing or person
• version: Different way that someone interprets something
• consistently: In a manner that is the same almost every time
• brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• secure: To get or achieve something with certainty
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• couple: To join something to something else
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• savvy: Wise; Not easily fooled; Street smart
• handy: Convenient, easy to use, easy to reach
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• fit: Good looking; physically attractive
• plug: Wood, rubber or metal used to block a hole
• pillow: Soft cushion for your head on a bed/while sleeping
• original: Being first made, thought or performed; fresh
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• laptop: Portable computer small enough to use on your lap
• magnetic: Having the properties of a magnet; able to attract
• aircraft: Vehicle that can fly
• chain: To feel to be bound or tied to
• haul: To pull or drag something heavy (e.g. boat)
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• point: An item to be discussed
• suitcase: Container for carrying clothes when traveling
• deterrent: Something stopping people wanting to do something
• great: Very good; better than before
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• snatch: To take something quickly or eagerly
• wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
• product: Item that can be bought
• theft: Act of stealing
• strap: Strip of leather cloth etc. used to attach/support
• overhead: Located above your head or in the sky
• minimal: The smallest possible; least
• carry: To have a child, be pregnant
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• travel: To go to a place that is far away
• anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
• bin: Type of container, usually for trash
• closure: Feeling of accepting a death, divorce etc.
• tangle: To involve in troubles that are hard to escape
• lightweight: Weighing less compared to a similar thing
• headset: Headphones
• headphone: Device put over the ears to listen to recordings
• airplane: A machine that flies through the air
• earring: Jewelry for the ear, e.g. a stud or pendant
• packer: Workman employed to pack things into containers