Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• give it up: To stop trying to do something
• of late: Recently; lately.
• in the news: Being widely reported in the media.
• top it off: To complete something in a particularly good or impressive way.
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• have to: Must do
• complete with: Having something as an extra part or feature.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• eat up: To eat all of something
• interact with
• date back: To have existed since a particular time in the past.
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• rip: To tear or split roughly or cause to tear or split
• hectic: (Of time, activity) very busy; full of activity
• bust: To arrest people involved in crime
• chamber: Enclosed space that contains something
• monologue: Long speech given by one person, often in a play
• allegedly: According to what has been alleged
• sync: Short for 'synchronization'
• chop: To cut into pieces with an up and down motion
• promotion: Act of advertising a product to people
• exquisite: Being very sensitive or detailed, e.g. of taste
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• audio: Concerning sound
• critic: Person who judges (e.g. art) and gives opinions
• chip: To break a small piece off something such as a cup
• scrape: To take something off a surface with a sharp tool
• commerce: Buying and selling of goods and services; trade
• simulate: To copy something or look or behave like it
• antibiotic: (Drug) used to fight certain kinds of diseases
• booth: Small area where someone does something privately
• leak: Act of (gas, liquid) escaping through a small hole
• assist: To help
• bowl: Part of an object that has a rounded, inward curve
• charming: Being very likable; attractive
• snappy: Speaking or reacting irritably, with little reason
• spatula: Hand tool used to mix or spread soft substances
• alley: A narrow road or path between buildings
• waffle: Batter cooked in a hot iron, as with crisscrosses
• donate: To give money, etc. to charity, party, etc.
• overhead: Located above your head or in the sky
• administer: To give e.g. medicine to a patient
• milestone: Significant event in your life (or in a project)
• university: High-level educational institution; college
• stew: To cook meat or vegetables in hot water
• ketchup: Thick red sauce made from tomatoes
• design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
• penis: Male organ for copulation and urination
• manageable: Able to be managed or controlled
• prostitute: To sell your body; to exchange sex for money
• thrift: Cautious management of money
• recover: To return to a prior normal condition
• synchronize: To make two things work at the same time
• lamp: Device to produce light, using electricity/oil/gas
• tin: Metal container used for storing e.g. food
• show: To be easily seen or displayed
• valentine: The person you date on Valentine's Day
• call: A order or request for action
• tool: Device used to make things, e.g. a hammer
• wooden: (Of acting) without natural emotion; unconvincing
• goodwill: An attitude of kindness or helpfulness
• traumatize: To cause trauma and shock
• evidently: In a manner that is easy to see, notice, or sense
• robot: Machine able perform more tasks that people can
• tablespoon: Large spoon that is used for measuring ingredients
• speak: To be able to use a certain language
• steroid: Drug making muscles bigger and giving more energy
• slogan: Distinctive phrase used in political campaign, etc.
• wonderful: Producing feelings of enjoyment or delight
• late: At a time after the expected time
• day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
• bad: Not good; wrong
• year: Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
• house: Place where a specific activity or business occurs
• ad: Public notice or advertisement
• soup: Fairly liquid food made by boiling ingredients
• night: Time when sun does not shine
• keg: Small barrel, e.g. for beer or rum
• circa: (Of a historical date) around; approximately
• goulash: Rich meat stew highly seasoned with paprika