Vocabulary

• down to earth: Practical, realistic, and approachable.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• have to: Must do
• shut up: To close something, e.g. a shop
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• from the start: From the very beginning; from the outset.
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• as a result of: Because of something; owing to.
• do without: To manage without having or doing something
• back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• carry on: To engage in an activity, e.g. a conversation
• on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• come up: To come closer to someone; approach
• go on: To continue doing something
• forget about: To stop thinking about something; to ignore something.
• awkward: Lacking smooth movement
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• pleasant: Causing a good feeling
• crawl: To move very slowly or cautiously
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• direction: When someone tells people what to do
• swear: To say bad or impolite words to someone
• stiff: Slang term for a dead body
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• rude: Being unkind or impolite to others; disrespectful
• reckon: To believe or expect that something is true
• honest: Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
• stunt: Dangerous and daring trick, as in an action film
• rotten: Gone bad; broken into pieces through dying
• straw: Dry yellow stems of crops such as wheat
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• bother: To cause problems, concerns or worry for someone
• limit: Point beyond which it is not possible to go
• bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
• tune: To make adjustments to equipment to make it better
• corrupt: To persuade someone to act illegal or immorally
• act: To behave in a certain way
• public: Owned by the government
• blank: Showing no emotion or understanding
• interview: To formally ask questions about a given topic
• suit: To be appropriate for a given situation
• refuse: To not accept, allow, or give something
• pal: Friend
• rubbish: To say someone's ideas/actions are no good
• guardian: Person who guards, protects, or preserves
• leather: Chemically tanned animal skin, e.g. for shoes
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• pill: Person who is difficult to deal with
• check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
• cop: Slang for police officer
• mob: A secret criminal organization
• ambience: Atmosphere, mood or feeling of a place
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• band: Group of people who work together e.g. play music
• hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
• spun: To make a ball rotate when throwing it
• publicity: Attention given to person/thing by news/radio/TV
• chant: To repeat a word or groups of words continuously
• interrogation: Forceful inquiry by asking a lot of questions
• wobble: To be indecisive; hesitate
• hispanic: Connected with Spanish-speaking culture
• gimmick: Trick or device used to attract or draw attention
• pseudo: Not genuine but having the appearance of
• punk: Violent or criminal young man
• genesis: Beginning of something important
• oblique: Neither perpendicular nor parallel
• pistol: Small hand gun
• farce: Type of humorous play with ridiculous situations
• angelic: Resembling or similar to an angel
• condescension: Behavior showing you think yourself superior
• rocker: Performer or composer or fan of rock music