Vocabulary

• count on: To depend on someone
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• spill the beans: To reveal a secret or private information, often unintentionally.
• on paper: In theory or as a plan, but not necessarily in reality.
• back in the day: In the past; in former times.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• from the top: From the beginning.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• run to: To have enough money; be able to pay; afford
• deal with
• have to: Must do
• in the hospital: Located inside a hospital receiving medical care.
• right in front: Directly ahead; in a position immediately before someone or something.
• in prison: Confined in a prison; incarcerated.
• on the line: At risk; in a situation where something could be lost.
• beat up: To hurt someone badly by hitting and punching
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• all at once: Suddenly; at the same time
• at once: Immediately; without delay
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• plenty: When there is not too little of something; a lot
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• wrap: Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
• rough: Causing or involving violence, force, and harm
• confession: Admission you have done something wrong
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• surgery: Medical operation involving cutting into body
• drag: To reluctantly move or go somewhere
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• bullet: Metal object fired from a gun
• boredom: Feeling of being uninterested or unexcited
• rotten: Gone bad; broken into pieces through dying
• randomly: With no pattern or clear purpose; by chance
• prison: Place the court puts criminals as punishment; jail
• damn: To cause the downfall or failure of; criticize
• guard: To keep watch over something to protect it
• spill: Accident when someone falls
• cement: Building material made from gray powder, water
• addictive: Being powerless to stop doing or using something
• count: To add things together to find the total number
• bother: To cause problems, concerns or worry for someone
• maintenance: Keeping (a machine) working by checking and fixing
• stalk: Thin part of a plant that allows it to stand
• chief: Leader of a race or group of people
• replace: To use instead of something else
• hook: Bent tool used to catch fish or to hang things on
• boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• cell: Smallest unit of living things in biology
• theft: Act of stealing
• bore: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• festival: Cultural event with a program of events
• chimney: Part of a building through which smoke escapes
• borrow: To take and later return something from another
• ass: (Impolite) part of the human body that you sit on
• guy: Man; boy; any person
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• insert: To put something into a certain place or spot
• cop: Slang for police officer
• rookie: New to doing something; beginner
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• hallway: Interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
• happen: To take place or occur
• tank: Container for holding liquid or gas
• closure: Feeling of accepting a death, divorce etc.
• age: To keep food, wine for a long time to improve it
• care: To feel interest, concern, or worry
• report: Account of the necessary facts and information
• bullshit: Telling lies, nonsense (very rude)
• dealer: Someone who buys things to sell to others
• interrogation: Forceful inquiry by asking a lot of questions
• model: Being an excellent example of
• tamper: To interfere with; change for the worse
• router: Power tool used in carpentry for cutting grooves
• chainsaw: Machine-powered saw that cuts with a sharp chain
• auto: Car; a road vehicle with four or more wheels
• firefighter: Person whose job is stopping and putting out fires
• crowbar: Iron bar or hook, to force things open