Vocabulary

• in the hunt: Still competing or having a chance to succeed or win.
• split up: To break up your marriage or relationship
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• have to: Must do
• at the moment: At this time; now
• tidy up: To clean up your room
• at work: Located at one's place of employment
• look alike: To have a similar appearance; resemble each other.
• on the street: Located on or along a public road in a town or city.
• in private: Not in public; in a place where other people cannot see or hear you
• at school: Present and attending school.
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• at that time: During a specific point in the past.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
• all the things: Everything; all items or aspects
• weather out: To survive or endure a difficult situation or period.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• in a minute: Very soon; in a short amount of time.
• run along: To go away; leave (often in commands)
• have on: To be wearing something.
• get up to: To do something slightly naughty
• in colour: Displayed or reproduced using natural or full colours.
• of interest: Relevant or important to someone or something.
• go on: To continue doing something
• page in: Contact someone by pager urgently.
• going on: To continue doing something
• write in: To add text to a document or form.
• being with: Accompanying someone; being in someone's presence.
• much about: A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• split: No longer married or in a relationship
• generally: Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• wicked: Morally bad; evil
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• important: Having power or authority
• journalist: Writer of news reports for newspapers etc.
• tidy: With things in their proper place; not messy
• column: Regular series of articles in a newspaper/magazine
• dust: To apply a fine powder to, e.g. sugar to a cake
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• polish: Act of making something clean and shiny
• chief: Leader of a race or group of people
• piece: A counter in a board game
• batter: Someone using a bat to play sports, e.g. baseball
• worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
• college: School or educational institution for adults
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• prepare: To make something ready for use
• interactive: Acting or influencing others
• area: Amount of measured space
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• decorate: To make more attractive by adding designs/paint
• cricket: Sport played by two teams hitting a ball with bats
• cover: To record a different version of another song
• pocket: Small cloth bag sewn into clothing to hold things
• toast: Bread grilled to make it brown and crisp
• kit: Set, collection of tools, supplies, for a purpose
• local: Bus or train, that stops at most stations
• depress: To make someone feel sad or miserable
• suicidal: Feeling you may kill yourself; depressed
• journalism: Profession of writing or reporting news
• hunt: To search for wild animals to kill (for food)
• princess: Daughter of a king and queen
• unreliable: Not able to be trusted or believed
• tire: To lose, cause to lose energy so you want to rest
• garden: Yard; ground outside your house to grow plants
• buster: Way of addressing a man
• fiesta: Religious festival in Spanish-speaking countries
• unhappy: Not feeling happy; sad or worried
• housework: Work of cleaning and running a house
• paintwork: The paint finish on a surface; painted parts