Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• hang out: To spend time with your friends
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• in a suit: Wearing a suit of clothes.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• on behalf of: As the representative of someone
• fire up: To motivate or encourage someone
• cover up: To hide something bad; conceal
• back to work: Returning to one's job or professional duties after a period of absence.
• get back to: To get in contact with someone again
• ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
• move over: To make room for someone or something by shifting position.
• on the inside: Having a position of authority or influence within an organization or system.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• deal with
• hear of: To know about someone or something because you have been told about them
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• at first sight: Immediately on seeing someone or something for the first time; based on a first impression.
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• catch up: To become equal with another person
• come to think of it: Used when you suddenly remember or realize something, often leading to a change in perspective or a new thought.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• for the record: Said to ensure something is officially noted or remembered.
• turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• go to prison: To be incarcerated in a penal institution as a consequence of committing a crime.
• break me down: To cause someone to lose emotional strength; to make someone feel overwhelmed or defeated.
• build me up: To encourage or praise someone, often to increase their confidence.
• drive up: To cause something to increase.
• by accident: Without intending to; unintentionally.
• at work: Located at one's place of employment
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• for good measure: As an extra amount; in addition to what is strictly necessary.
• go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
• at least: As a minimum
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• trick: To fool someone in order to obtain a result
• convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• whip: To defeat thoroughly or easily
• agency: Business that provides some service for others
• hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
• hell: Any place of pain and suffering
• count: To add things together to find the total number
• sight: To aim (a gun) at something to get your range
• weed: (Childish use) to urinate; go to the bathroom
• promise: To say you will certainly do something
• liquor: Strong alcoholic beverage
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• suit: To be appropriate for a given situation
• ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
• hire: To give a job to someone in exchange for pay
• fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
• handle: To cope with or take responsibility for
• bright: Cheerful and happy (manner)
• afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
• legal: Concerning the law; allowed by law
• glad: Happy or pleased about something/to do something
• pot: Container designed to hold or store something
• shot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
• drug: Illegal substance taken for effect on the mind
• trust: To expect confidently
• interested: Having had your attention taken; curious
• guy: Man; boy; any person
• atlantic: Of the ocean between Africa and the Americas
• cart: Vehicle on wheels for carry things; trolley
• elementary: Basic, simple, or essential
• briefcase: Flat case used for carrying papers and documents
• goddamn: Very bad; terrible
• lawyer: Professional who helps people with the law
• pineapple: A sweet fruit with yellow flesh and green skin
• smoke: To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
• grandmother: Your mother or father's mother
• specter: Mental representation of some haunting experience
• handbook: Book of instruction or guidance; manual