Vocabulary

• leave off: To stop doing something.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• spread out: To extend or stretch over a large area.
• spread all over: To become known or distributed widely throughout an area or group of people.
• all over the place: In a state of disorder; scattered everywhere.
• on the road: Traveling, especially as part of a tour or journey.
• en route: On the way; during a journey.
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• off the table: No longer being considered or discussed.
• play out: To use up or exhaust
• sweep out: To clean or remove by sweeping.
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• to death: Extremely; to a great degree
• at least: As a minimum
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• in trouble: Experiencing difficulties, problems, or legal issues.
• latch on: To understand something, often after a period of confusion or delay.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
• show in: To lead someone into a room or building.
• tv show: A television program.
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• except for: Not including; excluding.
• in real life: In the physical world; not online or in a fictional setting.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in the scene: Present at the location where something is happening or has happened.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• character: Person in a story, movie or play
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• legacy: Literature, arts etc. from previous generations
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• butt: (Informal) fleshy part of your body you sit on
• conduct: Your behavior
• tongue: Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
• require: To demand that someone does something
• rip: To tear or split roughly or cause to tear or split
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• laundry: Business or room to wash bed sheets, clothes etc.
• loyalty: Complete and sustained support for person, thing
• route: Way to get from one place to another place; path
• sneaky: Deceptive and underhand
• solution: Mix of a liquid and a solid or a gas
• leave: To go away from; depart
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• biological: Being related to life and living things
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• pasture: Area with grass that cattle, etc. feed on
• scatter: To throw or move into various different directions
• dozen: 12 people or things
• cattle: Cows or bulls on a farm
• peek: To look at something quickly (often secretly)
• truth: Real facts about something
• freeze: To harden to a solid below zero degrees
• barn: Building on a farm where animals or crops are kept
• bug: To bother someone
• castle: Large defensive building in historical times
• ranch: Large farm, made mostly of land for raising cattle
• clan: Group of related families or people
• duck: To avoid doing something that is difficult
• cleanliness: Keeping yourself clean; state of being clean
• bitch: To aggressively complain about something
• await: To keep ready for future needs
• pew: Long bench, usually used in churches
• comeback: A clever or witty retort or reply
• teeter: To stand or walk moving from side to side
• cowboy: Man who tends cattle or sheep (often from a horse)
• ream: A specific quantity of paper sold together
• ow: Sound people make when they are hurt