Vocabulary

• got to: To arrive at some place
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• on the street: Located on or along a public road in a town or city.
• in the hot seat: In a stressful or difficult position requiring accountability.
• next door: Living in the house next to the one mentioned
• crystal clear: Extremely clear and easy to understand.
• next to: Being located along side another
• sit down: To take a seat
• back off: To stop supporting; lose courage
• jump to conclusions: To form an opinion or make a judgment about something before having all the necessary information.
• to the bone: Thoroughly; completely; to the innermost part.
• search for: To try to find someone or something.
• on a trip: Traveling; away from home for a period of time.
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• shut up: To close something, e.g. a shop
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• insane: Mentally ill; crazy
• gross: 144 of something; twelve dozen of something
• grab: To take and hold something quickly
• evolve: To develop certain features
• coincidence: Occurrence by chance, not design or planned
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• feature: Special report in a magazine or paper
• accountable: Be responsible to someone or for some activity
• inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
• private: Being away from others and quiet
• shame: Feeling of guilt because you did something wrong
• excuse: To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
• fossil: Plant or animal that became rock after many years
• buddy: Friend, usually male
• count: To add things together to find the total number
• conscience: Ability to sense what is right or wrong
• bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• stalk: Thin part of a plant that allows it to stand
• justice: Quality of being fair, equal, or just
• point: An item to be discussed
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• trust: To expect confidently
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• secretary: Office worker who makes appointments, etc.
• convict: Person in prison
• truth: Real facts about something
• shady: Dark because something blocks the light
• ass: (Impolite) part of the human body that you sit on
• guy: Man; boy; any person
• offender: Person who breaks a law or other rule
• season: One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
• senator: An elected politician belonging to the senate
• clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
• installment: One of many payments you have to make
• heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
• shout: To speak very loudly to get attention
• give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
• calligraphy: Beautiful decorative handwriting of Kanji
• department: Division of a larger part or organization
• dinosaur: Reptile that lived millions of years ago
• vacation: Time off work used for relaxation or travel
• show: To be easily seen or displayed
• hate: To have a very strong feeling of dislike for
• optic: Concerning vision or helping people see
• dirty: Not clean
• commend: To praise someone, something publicly
• whoa: Tell someone to do something more slowly
• paleontologist: Person who studies and is an expert in fossils
• congressman: Member of the US House of Representatives
• urchin: Small sea animal with stiff parts like needles
• teen: Teenager
• hamlet: Very small village
• halftime: Rest time between two periods of a game