Vocabulary

• got to: To arrive at some place
• turn on
• back up: To save a copy of your computer data
• have to: Must do
• green light
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• bad words: Offensive or taboo words; swear words.
• cut up: Be cut up (about) to be upset or angry
• move up: To advance to a higher rank or position.
• go away: To go on vacation
• in your face: Bold, aggressive, and confrontational.
• on the mat: Located on the wrestling mat; in a wrestling match.
• take good care: To look after someone or something well; ensure their well-being.
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• go in with: To join with others in a business venture or undertaking.
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• come on in: An invitation to enter a place.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• in peace: In a state of tranquility, without disturbance or conflict.
• bend down: To bend your body toward the floor
• air out: To ventilate a room or space by opening windows or doors.
• up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
• episode: One separate event in a series of events
• insane: Mentally ill; crazy
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
• grocery: Daily foods such as flour, sugar, and tinned foods
• flip: To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• amount: Quantity of something
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
• initiate: To cause something to begin
• spin: To make a ball rotate when throwing it
• crew: Organized group of workers (e.g. on a ship)
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• haunt: To remain in the mind causing worry, sadness, pain
• costume: Special clothes, e.g. clothes for acting in a film
• vacuum: Space with absolutely no air in it
• fit: Good looking; physically attractive
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• leave: To go away from; depart
• fault: A failure or negative aspect of
• patch: Cover worn over an eye to protect or hide it
• mercy: Kind instead of harsh treatment of someone
• promise: To say you will certainly do something
• carve: To cut a piece of cooked meat into thin slices
• own: To have something as your property
• contest: Struggle or competition between rivals
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• great: Very good; better than before
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• shot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
• mustache: Hair that grows above the upper lip
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• execution: Killing a person as a (usually legal) punishment
• corner: To force into a position impossible to escape from
• frank: Member of the ancient Germanic peoples
• drip: Tiny amount of liquid that falls from something
• bail: Money given to ensure prisoner returns to a court
• store: To put things in a place for later use
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• blood: Red liquid in the bodies of people and animals
• heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• upside: Above, over
• makeup: Substance put on the face to make you look pretty
• queer: Offensive term for a gay person
• olive: Person's name
• kid: Child or young person
• pumpkin: Large roundish orange fruit that can be eaten
• stoke: To add fuel or tend a fire to make it stronger
• glove: Piece of clothing to protect or keep hands warm
• dispenser: Container used to prescribe amounts
• sweetheart: Person loved by another person
• penitentiary: Prison for those convicted of major crimes
• spider: Small creature with 8 legs that spins cobwebs
• latex: Rubber-like substance, used e.g. for gloves
• copyright: Legal right to own and distribute a creative work
• sweetie: Person loved by someone; boyfriend, girlfriend
• gay: Happy and bright
• heather: Purple flower that grows on moors