Vocabulary

• think about: To consider something carefully.
• give it up: To stop trying to do something
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• going on: To continue doing something
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• in the news: Being widely reported in the media.
• fall out
• all over the place: In a state of disorder; scattered everywhere.
• next to: Being located along side another
• red tape: Formalities; paperwork; official procedure
• shin bone: The tibia; the inner and larger of the two bones of the lower leg between the knee and ankle.
• steer clear of: To avoid someone or something that seems unpleasant, dangerous, or likely to cause problems.
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• decent: Being fairly good; acceptable
• trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
• spot: A certain place or area
• brag: To speak too proudly about yourself
• crush: Strong attraction to someone
• stunning: Causing amazement, e.g. because so very good
• mysterious: Unusual; hard to understand or work out
• franchise: Right to run a business using name of a company
• fridge: An electric cool box for keeping food fresh
• register: To record your name on an official list; sign up
• assignment: Task you are given to do (as in the armed forces)
• orbit: Path an object takes as it circles another object
• spirit: Person's strong determination or attitude
• scientific: Concerning academic study of the physical world
• strip: To remove your clothes (often sexily for someone)
• steer: A cow
• valid: Being in effect or in force, often legally
• bust: To arrest people involved in crime
• clip: A metal holder used for keeping things together
• monologue: Long speech given by one person, often in a play
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• elegant: Having or showing grace, style or beauty
• submit: To accept a superior force has power over you
• root: Emotional connection with a place, history etc.
• junk: Something that is old, useless, or has no value
• alarm: Sound or light used for a warning or alert
• workout: Energetic exercise
• promotion: Act of advertising a product to people
• scrap: To fight with someone
• serene: Very calm or peaceful
• polish: Act of making something clean and shiny
• crash: To damage an object by causing it to hit something
• tempt: To make someone want something, even if it's bad
• collide: To come together or crash with a lot of force
• sweaty: Covered in sweat, or smelling of sweat
• sitcom: Humorous drama based on day-to-day life
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• theft: Act of stealing
• porn: Short for pornography
• burnout: When you get exhausted from the effort of your job
• guy: Man; boy; any person
• clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
• plethora: (Formal) a large amount or number of something
• tuna: Large sea fish that is caught for food
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• gym: Physical education taught as a class in school
• lamp: Device to produce light, using electricity/oil/gas
• governor: Person who leads a state or province
• mushroom: Short fungus shaped like an umbrella you can eat
• warm: To become more friendly or to like something
• hand: Cards given to a player in a card game
• depart: To die
• cloud: To confuse the mind/judgment of a person
• hallucinate: To see things that are not there, as from drug use
• chandelier: Decorative light fixture hanging from a ceiling
• seat: To have seats available for a number of people
• subway: Train system running under the ground in a city
• air: Mixture of gases around the earth that we breathe
• burglary: Action of a thief entering a building to steal
• duct: Narrow tube carrying a liquid within body or plant
• satin: Smooth and shiny cloth sometimes made of silk
• pew: Long bench, usually used in churches
• sandwich: To catch between two things
• prism: Three-dimensional object
• shin: Front part of the lower leg, beneath the knee
• crossover: The use of a new style (especially in pop music)
• femur: Bone that extends from the pelvis to the knee