Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• in trouble: Experiencing difficulties, problems, or legal issues.
• off and on: Intermittently; sometimes happening and sometimes not.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• bunk off: To skip or avoid attending school or work without permission.
• for sale: (object) that people can buy
• shut up: To close something, e.g. a shop
• in school: Attending an educational institution.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• calm down: To make or become relaxed after being stressed
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• hang on: To wait for the person you phoned to answer
• turn in: To produce or achieve a good performance
• get here: To arrive at a specific location.
• on the phone: Talking on the telephone.
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• walk around: To stroll or wander in a leisurely way.
• lunch in: To eat lunch at home or workplace rather than outside.
• at work: Located at one's place of employment
• high time: The appropriate moment or opportunity to do something.
• dead wood: People or things that are useless or no longer needed.
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• to taste: Add an ingredient according to your preference.
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• get past: To overcome an obstacle or difficulty.
• go on: To continue doing something
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• out of control: Impossible to manage or control.
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• in the bag: Assured of success; certain to be achieved.
• move away: To relocate; to go and live in a different place.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
• buckle up: To fasten one's seatbelt.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• appreciate: To rise in value (of property or belongings)
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• flip: To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
• mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• suspicious: Doubtful about someone's honesty
• calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
• presentation: Act of giving a formal talk about something
• attention: Taking notice of someone or something
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• couple: To join something to something else
• press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
• leave: To go away from; depart
• bump: To bounce along over a rough surface
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• laptop: Portable computer small enough to use on your lap
• buckle: Metal attachment or hook on the end of a belt
• button: Small round piece material used to fasten clothing
• explode: To express an emotion in a sudden and loud way
• recall: (Company) asking for the return of faulty goods
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• clarify: To make a liquid become clear or pure
• corporation: Big company or a combination of several companies
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• assistance: Act of helping someone
• mistake: Something done wrong/calculated wrong; error
• laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
• bang: To strike something loudly or forcefully
• pill: Person who is difficult to deal with
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• circulate: To go round continuously
• questionnaire: Form used to get information from many people
• sucker: Part of an animal used for holding onto surfaces
• glare: To look at in an angry manner for a long time
• bloody: Covered or spotted with blood on the surface
• browser: Software that lets you search for information
• fella: Way of spelling 'fellows'
• bomb: To attack with explosives
• geek: Socially awkward person, who knows about computers
• robot: Machine able perform more tasks that people can
• matrix: Rock that surrounds rare stones
• bunk: Beds built like a shelf into a wall
• moss: Soft green plant which grows on trees and stones
• vista: View as seen between rows of trees, buildings, etc.
• delete: To remove or erase something
• quid: Slang for one British pound
• jokey: Being amusing; funny; not serious