Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• set up
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• walk around: To stroll or wander in a leisurely way.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• brag on: To boast or talk proudly about oneself or something.
• regardless of
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• at least: As a minimum
• going on: To continue doing something
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• vouch for: To assert or confirm as a truth based on one's experience or knowledge.
• book on: A book about a particular subject.
• music scene: The environment and community related to music in a particular location or genre.
• every single night: Each and every night; without exception.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• make it big: To become very successful or famous.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• stop in: To visit a place briefly, usually on the way to somewhere else.
• experience in: Knowledge or skill gained from doing something for a period of time.
• of any kind: Of any type or variety whatsoever.
• just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
• in town: Present or available in the local area or city.
• in the midst of: Surrounded by; in the middle of.
• as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• blend of: A mixture of different things combined together.
• on the horizon: About to happen; approaching.
• of interest: Relevant or important to someone or something.
• live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
• move off: To start moving; to depart.
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• incredibly important: Extremely significant or crucial.
• bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
• pack in: To decide to stop doing something
• stand out
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• strong point: A particular skill or asset that gives someone an advantage.
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• play out: To use up or exhaust
• run with: To take and work with an idea, plan as your own
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• go find: To search for and locate someone or something.
• pop down: To go somewhere briefly or for a short time.
• pop in: To visit someone briefly.
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• spot: A certain place or area
• familiar: Well-known or easily recognized
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• brag: To speak too proudly about yourself
• unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
• academic: Concerning education, schools, universities, etc.
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• proper: Correct according to social or moral rules
• decade: Period of 10 years
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• fantastic: Strange or unusual in design or appearance
• craft: To make by hand and with much skill
• huge: Very very large
• collaboration: Act of working with someone to complete a task
• confession: Admission you have done something wrong
• core: To take out the central section of a fruit
• technically: In an exact and particular manner
• envision: To imagine or picture in your mind
• application: Software program, e.g. for smart phone
• competitive: Being strongly driven to win or be better than
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• faculty: Ability to do something with the power of the mind
• pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• ratio: The relationship in relative size, etc.
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• coast: Land near the sea or ocean
• row: To move a boat using oars
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• prefer: To like something better than something else
• squirrel: Small furry tree-living animal with a big tail
• midst: Middle area or part of something
• campus: Grounds of an institution, e.g. a university
• point: An item to be discussed
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• neighborhood: Area of a town or city that people live in
• great: Very good; better than before
• auditorium: Building used for concerts or lectures
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• spice: Plant used for making food sweet or hot-tasting
• uncomfortable: Not being relaxed; worried about something
• doorstep: Wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway
• downtown: Located in the business part of a town
• cream: Pale color that is yellowish white
• engineering: The practical application of science to industry