Vocabulary

• talk about it: To discuss a particular subject.
• hanging out: To spend time with your friends
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
• in writing: Expressed or presented in written form, rather than spoken.
• play in: To participate or compete in a game or competition.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
• in theaters: Currently showing at movie theaters.
• up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• stick around: To remain in place; not leave or go
• perceive: To notice or become aware of something
• assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• advantage: Thing making the chance of success higher
• awful: Very bad; horrible; terrible
• sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• admire: To feel respect or wonder toward someone
• blast: To attack someone with words
• craft: To make by hand and with much skill
• prescription: Specific medicine officially ordered for a patient
• plot: Small piece of land for a house growing crops etc.
• crew: Organized group of workers (e.g. on a ship)
• laundry: Business or room to wash bed sheets, clothes etc.
• supposedly: As some people believe (shows you doubt it)
• hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
• gain: To increase in something, such as weight
• accidentally: Unexpectedly; by mistake
• twist: To turn something in a circular direction
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• marijuana: Illegal drug that is made from hemp
• preparation: Cream or substance applied onto the skin
• gang: Group that you disapprove of, e.g. criminals
• interview: To formally ask questions about a given topic
• residue: Left over part after most is taken away
• indicator: An instrument that shows temperature, speed etc.
• point: An item to be discussed
• host: Mass; a great number
• great: Very good; better than before
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• prop: Moveable item used on the set of a theater/film
• pack: Bag carried on the back of donkey, etc.
• dorm: College building with rooms that students live in
• service: Work that a person does to assist others
• mania: Mental illness marked by high energy or excitement
• sponge: Soft cleaning material able to absorb water
• grade: To give a road the required angle of slope
• mob: A secret criminal organization
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• happen: To take place or occur
• give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
• contraption: Piece of equipment looking old-fashioned or odd
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• show: To be easily seen or displayed
• varsity: Main team of college/school in a particular sport
• creek: Water channel that is smaller than a river
• brat: Someone who has misbehaved, usually a child
• basil: Green mint herb with broad leaves used in cooking
• stripper: A performer who takes off clothes to music
• hemp: Plant that can be used to create rope or cloth
• latin: Ancient Roman language affecting many languages
• graphite: Black substance that is used in pencil lead
• smoke: To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
• ginseng: Aromatic root of ginseng plants
• hunky: Having a well-developed physique