Vocabulary

• urge on: To encourage or motivate someone to continue doing something.
• going on: To continue doing something
• thumbs up: A gesture of approval or agreement, indicated by holding a fist with the thumb extended upwards.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• have to: Must do
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• on time
• dial up
• back to work: Returning to one's job or professional duties after a period of absence.
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• jail time: A period of imprisonment in a jail or prison.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• at least: As a minimum
• pay up: To pay money that you owe
• tear it up: To perform very well, especially in entertainment or sports.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• on to: Toward something; forward
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• on sale: Available at a reduced price
• move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
• over the edge: In a state of emotional or mental breakdown; beyond the limits of what one can handle.
• up the wall: Extremely annoyed or frustrated.
• calm down: To make or become relaxed after being stressed
• result in: To cause or produce as a consequence.
• on the double: Very quickly; immediately
• go away: To go on vacation
• step right up: An invitation to come forward, often to participate in something.
• ride on: To continue as planned, despite difficulties.
• keep on trucking: To continue doing something despite difficulties.
• see to: To attend to; take care of
• my personal favorite: Something that I like more than other things.
• get back to: To get in contact with someone again
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• order up: A phrase used in restaurants to indicate that a prepared dish is ready to be served.
• at last: Finally; after a long delay.
• rip out: To remove something quickly and violently.
• except for: Not including; excluding.
• improve on: To make something better than it was before.
• stand out
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• go after: To chase or pursue something
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• allow me: A polite way of offering to do something for someone.
• play around: To cheat on your partner romantically
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• bring on: To cause to appear, e.g. onto a stage
• dig in: To start eating eagerly and enthusiastically.
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• for days: For a long period of time; lasting several days.
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• at work: Located at one's place of employment
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• in every way: In all manners or respects; completely.
• be with: To accompany someone; to be in someone's presence.
• from now on: Starting at this moment and continuing indefinitely into the future.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• work at: To have a job at a particular place or organization.
• of the century: The most notable or important in a hundred-year period.
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• old school: Traditional or old-fashioned in style, behavior, or attitude.
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• annoying: To make someone angry
• formula: A mathematical or scientific rule
• huge: Very very large
• register: To record your name on an official list; sign up
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• fuzzy: Covered with fur or short hair
• crew: Organized group of workers (e.g. on a ship)
• empty: Containing nothing; with no contents
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• feast: Religious celebration
• excuse: To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
• grill: Plate of food that has been grilled
• buddy: Friend, usually male
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• promotion: Act of advertising a product to people
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• steam: Mist collecting on a surface when wet air cools
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• glad: Happy or pleased about something/to do something
• captain: Title of a senior officer in the military
• dial: To call a person or place on a telephone
• sauce: Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
• bun: Woman's hairstyle of hair drawn into a round shape
• glorify: To praise for achievements (not always rightly)
• dime: Coin worth 10 US cents
• tyrant: Cruel unfair ruler who demands complete obedience
• inspection: Official examination to make sure everything is ok
• customer: Someone who buys goods or services from a business
• spatula: Hand tool used to mix or spread soft substances
• coral: Color that is a combination of pink and orange
• ladder: Series of levels to go up in society or business
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• bubble: A small ball of air inside of a liquid
• sponge: Soft cleaning material able to absorb water
• guy: Man; boy; any person
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• autograph: Signature of a famous person
• plankton: Tiny plants and animals that fish eat in seas
• review: To carefully look at the quality of something
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• senior: Person who has usually reached a specific old age
• restrain: To limit, restrict, or keep under control
• come: To arrive at a place
• patty: Small pie or pasty
• castle: Large defensive building in historical times
• analog
• karate: A Japanese martial art; weaponless self-defense
• bob: To move up and down repeatedly
• deluxe: Of a higher quality and price than usual
• monster: Large frightening imaginary creature
• tab: To press the tab key on a keyboard
• lad: A boy or young man; any man
• whoa: Tell someone to do something more slowly
• urchin: Small sea animal with stiff parts like needles
• thingy: Something you cannot remember the name of
• spongy: Easy to squash, but resuming its original shape
• sandy: Person's name
• ow: Sound people make when they are hurt
• hoo: Dialect West Yorkshire and Lancashire she
• oop: Sound people make when they make a mistake