Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• dive in: To start doing something with a lot of enthusiasm.
• get emotional: To become easily affected by emotions; to become sentimental or tearful.
• tune in: To listen to a radio program or watch a television program.
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• keep it together: To remain calm and in control of your emotions, especially in a difficult situation.
• in the manner: In the way or style of.
• shake it up: To make significant changes or introduce something new to a situation or environment.
• for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
• want in: To desire to participate or be included in something.
• going on: To continue doing something
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• other places: Different locations or areas
• in honour of: To show respect and admiration for someone or something.
• top off: To complete or finish something in a satisfying way.
• go on: To continue doing something
• privilege: Advantage or right given to only certain people
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• dude: Form of address for a man
• conservative: (Of an estimate, price) set fairly low
• comfort: To try to make distressed person feel better
• pour: To fill a person's glass or cup with a drink
• manner: The way a person acts, talks, or behaves
• giant: Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
• swap: To exchange goods without spending money; trade
• survey: Broad view or general description of something
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• mold: Distinctive type of character or nature
• dive: Restaurant, bar or club with a bad reputation
• savory: (Of taste) salty or spicy rather than sweet
• honest: Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• pragmatic: Dealing with problems reasonably and practically
• anniversary: Date occuring every year of a past event, wedding
• sweep: Man who cleans chimneys
• indication: Something showing something exists or will happen
• land: Region or country
• dutch: Concerning the culture and people of Holland
• vagina: Lower part of the female reproductive tract
• broadcast: To send out signals by radio or television
• tie: To attach things (together) with a string or rope
• festival: Cultural event with a program of events
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• graphic: Concerning things that are drawn
• hue: Degree of lightness/darkness/strength of a color
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• hungover: Feeling ill from drinking too much alcohol
• reputable: Known and respected for being reliable or honest
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• penis: Male organ for copulation and urination
• bankruptcy: State of having no money and unable to pay debts
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• meme: Idea, value or pattern of behavior in a culture
• arch: Curved part of a structure (e.g. on a bridge)
• lab: Short for 'laboratory'
• story: One of many floors or levels in a building
• show: To be easily seen or displayed
• good: Proper, appropriate or right
• gummy: Having the sticky properties of an adhesive; covered with adhesive gum
• foot: Base of something such as a mountain or vase
• run: To depart or travel according to a schedule
• watch: To keep in check, manage, or control something
• slogan: Distinctive phrase used in political campaign, etc.
• scented: To become aware of the presence of a smell, etc.
• taco: Tortilla rolled cupped around a filling
• dispensary: Place medicines are made and sent out from
• seagull: A white bird often seen next to the sea
• mast: Tall upright post supporting the sails of a boat
• jingle: Light ringing sound like metal things being shaken
• eagle: Very large, strong bird that hunts small animals
• lemon: Badly made or poorly functioning product
• candidacy: Campaign of a candidate to be elected
• candy: Small sweet foods made mostly of sugar
• creme: (Cookery) cream
• zoo: Place in a town where wild animals are shown