Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
• have to: Must do
• mess with: To interfere with or tamper with something.
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• at once: Immediately; without delay
• move to: To change the place where you live or work.
• down with: Suffering from an illness.
• cheer up: To make or become happier or less upset
• except for: Not including; excluding.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• shut up: To close something, e.g. a shop
• anything goes: There are no rules or restrictions; anything is acceptable or possible.
• turn on
• shout out: A public expression of greeting or praise.
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• quick look: A brief or cursory inspection or examination.
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• on the house: Free; paid for by the establishment.
• taken over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• rate it: To give something a score or evaluation based on its quality or merit.
• at this rate: If things continue as they are now.
• call for: To demand, need or require (an action or thing)
• in the house: Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
• walk with: To accompany someone while walking.
• for a minute: For a short period of time; briefly.
• found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
• come by: To become the owner of something, e.g. by accident
• in the mood: Wanting to do something
• swing by: To visit a place briefly, usually on the way to somewhere else.
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• true blue: Very loyal and faithful to a person, group, or cause.
• far worse: Significantly more unpleasant, serious, or severe.
• proud of you: Feeling pleased and satisfied about something you own or have done, or are connected to.
• for show: Done only to impress others, not for real use.
• knock your socks off: To greatly impress or surprise you.
• vouch for: To assert or confirm as a truth based on one's experience or knowledge.
• bring out: To formally introduce a girl/ woman to society
• back then: At that time in the past.
• authentic: From a reliable source; accurate; true
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• consider: To think carefully about something
• awful: Very bad; horrible; terrible
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• victim: Person/thing affected by an unpleasant event
• consensus: A decision that is shared by most of a group
• drill: A machine that makes holes with a metal bit
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
• urine: Yellow liquid waste from the body
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• praise: To express approval of something or someone
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• fault: A failure or negative aspect of
• culture: Beliefs and customs of a particular group
• hell: Any place of pain and suffering
• empower: To give someone a power or ability
• important: Having power or authority
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• dirt: Loose earth or soil
• arthritis: Diseases of the joints often with painful swelling
• chain: To feel to be bound or tied to
• staff: Employees of a company
• fusion: Combining various things to make something new
• purse: Small bag for carrying money and other things
• steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
• taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
• kick: Feeling of enjoyment or excitement
• contest: Struggle or competition between rivals
• lawn: Fine cotton cloth, either plain or printed
• traditional: Involved in a custom or event common to a people
• great: Very good; better than before
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• lord: (Name used to refer to god in some religions)
• bore: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
• choice: Decision between two or more possibilities
• restaurant: Place where you can order, buy and eat a meal
• chef: Person whose job is to cook food in a restaurant
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• cream: Pale color that is yellowish white
• salvation: Being sent to heaven by believing in God
• charcoal: Burnt wood used for fuel/drawing
• bull: Large male animal such as a cow or elephant
• possum: Small furry Australian animal that lives in trees
• propane: Colorless gas found in natural gas and petroleum
• berry: Small, round fruit from plants and trees
• dale: Area of low land between hills or mountains
• bobby: Police officer (UK slang)