Vocabulary

• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• have to: Must do
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• going on: To continue doing something
• on the streets: Without a home; homeless or exposed outdoors.
• walk down: To walk along or down something.
• back in the day: In the past; in former times.
• up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• look back: To think about past events
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• back up: To save a copy of your computer data
• quick look: A brief or cursory inspection or examination.
• get lost: An impolite way of telling someone to go away.
• under construction
• look to: Be looking to. be planning to (do something)
• walk through: To show someone carefully how to do something
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• pick it up: To lift something from a surface.
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• in waves: Occurring in large, flowing bursts or groups.
• make up: To invent or create a story
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• back then: At that time in the past.
• pick out: To choose or select one item from many
• look through: To examine carefully to see what is there
• down the road: At a future time; in the future.
• get a look: To have the opportunity to see something.
• step back: To move backwards; to move away from something.
• go straight: To continue in the same direction without turning.
• down to earth: Practical, realistic, and approachable.
• walk around: To stroll or wander in a leisurely way.
• of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
• shout out: A public expression of greeting or praise.
• out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
• sit down: To take a seat
• right in front: Directly ahead; in a position immediately before someone or something.
• come for: To arrive to collect someone or something.
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• update on: To provide the latest information about something.
• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• to order: To give an instruction or command.
• at least: As a minimum
• on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• episode: One separate event in a series of events
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• bunch: A group of things of the same kind
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• awful: Very bad; horrible; terrible
• neat: That you approve of; cool
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• sake: Japanese rice wine
• direction: When someone tells people what to do
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• wander: To move through a place with no particular purpose
• satellite: Device sent into space that aids communication
• intersection: Place where two things cross
• tear: Drop of salty water from the eye
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• ton: Unit of weight; 907 kilograms (US); 1016 (UK)
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• trendy: In the latest style; up to the minute
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• business: A company formed for making profit
• avenue
• traffic: The cars or vehicles on the road
• trash: Garbage or anything that is worthless
• part: Division of a book
• entrance: A place where you enter a house or other building
• alley: A narrow road or path between buildings
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
• rent: To give the use of something in return for payment
• area: Amount of measured space
• store: To put things in a place for later use
• flagship: Chief one of a related group
• burrito: Flour tortilla folded around a filling
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• complain: To say something is wrong and should be changed
• location: Particular position or area of place, event, etc.
• fashion: Style of dress or activity popular at some time
• smell: To have a particular odor
• anymore: No longer; no more
• underground: (Being or living) under the surface of the earth
• smoke: To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
• crosswalk: Path allowing people to cross over a road
• restroom: Toilet; bathroom
• yen: Currency used in Japan
• sushi: Rice (with raw fish) wrapped in seaweed