Vocabulary

• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• check out
• get into it: To become interested in something and enjoy it.
• improve on: To make something better than it was before.
• read for: To read aloud on behalf of someone else.
• turn off
• have to: Must do
• take with: To bring something or someone along when you go somewhere.
• formerly known as: Used to indicate a previous name of a person or place.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• try out: To try to win a place on a team in a group
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• give out: To be used up; have nothing left; fail
• in love with: Feeling romantic love for someone.
• ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• black and white
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• 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
• anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• concept: Abstract idea of something or how it works
• therapy: Treatment to help cure an illness
• curious: Wanting to know more about something
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• flat: Apartment; set of rooms for living in
• remote: Being far away from people, towns, etc.
• purchase: To buy something; to get by paying money for it
• pour: To fill a person's glass or cup with a drink
• blow: To move something using air
• crew: Organized group of workers (e.g. on a ship)
• hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
• elegant: Having or showing grace, style or beauty
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• curve: Smooth rounded line that is not straight
• medium: Method of expressing ideas or feelings
• channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
• lounge: Long, extended chair to sit or lie down on
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• magnetic: Having the properties of a magnet; able to attract
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• replace: To use instead of something else
• event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
• sponsor: Person that supports the passage of a new law
• daily: Happening every day
• curl: To form something into a round or curved shape
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• pack: Bag carried on the back of donkey, etc.
• wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
• product: Item that can be bought
• booth: Small area where someone does something privately
• part: Division of a book
• interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• iron: Heavy metal device heated to smooth clothes
• complain: To say something is wrong and should be changed
• want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
• closure: Feeling of accepting a death, divorce etc.
• kit: Set, collection of tools, supplies, for a purpose
• gel: Thick substance, similar to jelly
• give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
• tote: To carry something heavy, with difficulty
• freezer: Electric refrigerator operating below zero degrees
• microwave: Cooking appliance using electromagnetic waves
• hug: To hold someone in your arms as sign of affection
• mask: To hide something so that it cannot be seen
• sweatshirt: Long-sleeved pullover, generally made from cotton
• zipper: Device with interlocking teeth to close pants, etc.
• clothe: To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress
• suede: Leather with a soft brushed surface
• shark: Person who lends money at unfair rates of interest
• cute: Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
• glam: Shortened form of 'glamorous'
• oversize: Larger than normal for its kind