Vocabulary

• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• have to: Must do
• laid back
• settle down: To become calm and relaxed after not being so
• on the beach: Located on the sandy or pebbly area bordering a body of water.
• at sea
• start off: To begin or commence something.
• aside from
• star sign: One of the twelve areas of the zodiac, associated with a particular period of the year.
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• out of town: Away from one's usual place of residence or work; absent from the local area.
• just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• down with: Suffering from an illness.
• around the corner: Very near; close by.
• send in: To mail or email an application, etc. somewhere
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• in person: Physically present; not by proxy or remotely.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• check on: To check that things are OK, correct
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• scenario: An imagined sequence of events in a plan/project
• creepy: Scary; annoying or unpleasant
• dude: Form of address for a man
• bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• personality: Way someone is or reacts to life or other people
• crowd: To force too many things, people into
• universe: All of space that contains planets and stars
• settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
• address: Exact street location of a place
• segment: Part divided from the other parts of something
• couple: To join something to something else
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• attitude: Way you act, think and feel about something
• reckon: To believe or expect that something is true
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• organize: To arrange and plan things, e.g. a party
• nurture: Care and support given to people as they develop
• drown: To kill something by putting it under water
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• coast: Land near the sea or ocean
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• tick: To function properly or normally
• bachelor: Person who earned a first degree at a university
• soul: Central or basic part of something
• melt: To disappear or to go away
• gig: Show; performance; job for a musician or performer
• exterior: Outside layer or surface
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• display: (Animals) to indicate readiness for sex
• person: Man, woman or child
• lay: Amateur; not being a trained priest
• possibly: May be true or likely, but is uncertain
• applaud: To clap the hands together to express support
• catholic: One of many Christian belief systems
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• shave: To cut the beard/hair close to skin with a razor
• bay: Part of an ocean or lake partly surrounded by land
• romantic: Relating to courtship or love
• choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
• heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
• humor: Quality that makes something funny
• afloat: Remaining on top of a liquid; floating
• exciting: To cause a reaction; make active
• date: To have become old-fashioned
• surf: To view webpages on the internet
• pope: Bishop of Rome and the head of the Catholic Church
• valentine: The person you date on Valentine's Day
• cusp: Pointed part where two curves meet, e.g. in arches
• twitter: To make small chattering sounds, like some birds
• sunset: Daily disappearance of the sun
• sweetheart: Person loved by another person
• solo: Being performed or done alone
• heroism: Actions of courage/strength, done to save others