Vocabulary

• check on: To check that things are OK, correct
• on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
• have to: Must do
• in the open: Publicly; not secret.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• little bit crazy: Slightly mad or eccentric; somewhat irrational.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• in prison: Confined in a prison; incarcerated.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• for free: Without charge; at no cost.
• check out
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• got to: To arrive at some place
• in the scene: Present at the location where something is happening or has happened.
• dive in: To start doing something with a lot of enthusiasm.
• show in: To lead someone into a room or building.
• break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
• come by: To become the owner of something, e.g. by accident
• screw up: Spoken to make a big mistake
• stay afloat: To have enough money to pay what you owe; to survive financially.
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• phrase: Common expression or saying
• expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
• description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
• vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
• failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
• bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• casual: Being careless or having little thought or effort
• conference: Series of lectures held as an event
• afford: To make available, to provide
• desperately: In a way that shows you don't have much hope
• footage: A certain amount of film or video of something
• board: Surface for posting or showing information
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• professional: Of jobs such as doctor, lawyer, accountant, etc.
• honest: Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
• leave: To go away from; depart
• prison: Place the court puts criminals as punishment; jail
• totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• shut: To stop being open for business
• worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
• acceptable: Satisfactory; good enough
• bail: Money given to ensure prisoner returns to a court
• leadership: Quality of being able to guide or influence others
• involvement: Act or process of joining in a particular activity
• flap: Motion or sound of something waving back and forth
• gag: To cover someone's mouth so they cannot speak
• complicit: Being involved with someone in a crime, etc.
• insurrection: Rising up against established authority; rebellion
• delete: To remove or erase something