Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• boys will be boys: An expression excusing typical male behavior, especially mischievous.
• except for: Not including; excluding.
• sleep over: To stay at someone's house for the night.
• in full force: With maximum power or intensity.
• around the corner: Very near; close by.
• move away: To relocate; to go and live in a different place.
• in the house: Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
• at school: Present and attending school.
• in the bag: Assured of success; certain to be achieved.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• shout out: A public expression of greeting or praise.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• one strike: In baseball, a swing at a pitch that the batter misses, that is called a strike by the umpire, or that is bunted foul.
• have to: Must do
• such as: For example; like
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• by god: An expression of surprise, shock, or emphasis.
• in flames: Burning fiercely
• from home: Working or operating from one's residence.
• away from home: Not at one's residence; at a distance from one's home.
• with God: Being in the presence or care of God, often after death.
• time out: A brief suspension of activity; a pause.
• come away with: To have a particular feeling or impression after an event or experience.
• for life: For the duration of one's life; permanently.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• bite in: To interrupt someone while they are speaking.
• awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• couple: To join something to something else
• envision: To imagine or picture in your mind
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• proud: Very good; worthy of making one pleased
• mug: Large ceramic drinking cup with a handle
• great: Very good; better than before
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• celebrate: To observe an event or occasion, e.g. a birthday
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• pack: Bag carried on the back of donkey, etc.
• hockey: Sport played on a field with sticks and a ball
• festival: Cultural event with a program of events
• marriage: Relationship between a husband and a wife
• recharge: To refill a battery, etc. with electricity
• fortunately: Through good luck; luckily
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• ride: Machine at an amusement park for riding on for fun
• decoration: Making something more attractive or beautiful
• goodness: (Used to express slight surprise)
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• chilly: Slightly cold
• tank: Container for holding liquid or gas
• full: Containing all the parts; complete
• exciting: To cause a reaction; make active
• weather: Whether it is raining, sunny, cold etc. outside
• cheer: Feeling of happiness or optimism
• warm: To become more friendly or to like something
• dealership: Someone who buys things to sell to others
• crazy: Mentally ill; mad
• festive: Colorful, exciting or joyous, as for a celebration
• bless: To make something holy by saying a special prayer
• wedding: To combine and join two things together as one
• sleepover: Having a child guest spend the night in your home
• whoa: Tell someone to do something more slowly
• freakin: Used to emphasize what is being said, or to express anger
• bumble: To be confused, in either a movement or in speech
• vigor: Energy, strength, or good health
• handmade: Made by hand or a hand process
• cookie: A flat, round sweet baked food
• bonfire: Large fire built outside
• bowling: To roll a ball in the sport of bowling