Vocabulary

• back up: To save a copy of your computer data
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
• way up there: At a considerable height or distance.
• at least: As a minimum
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• top off: To complete or finish something in a satisfying way.
• ahead of time: Before the scheduled time; early.
• get at: To criticize someone, often personally
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• make up: To invent or create a story
• call out: To criticize someone to modify their behavior
• check-in desk: A desk in a hotel or airport where you announce your arrival and register.
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• from the top: From the beginning.
• on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
• have to: Must do
• in trouble: Experiencing difficulties, problems, or legal issues.
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• take off: To remove, e.g. your clothes
• going on: To continue doing something
• turn out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• head up: To lead or manage a team, project, or organization.
• pop up: To appear suddenly.
• pull off: To manage to succeed
• stop over: To visit a place for a short time during a longer journey.
• good call: A wise or correct decision; a sensible choice.
• whole point: The main purpose or most important aspect of something.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
• continent: Very large piece of land, e.g. Africa or Asia
• upset: (Of stomach, etc.) not functioning well; sick
• guide: To help or advise someone about something
• sacred: Worthy of religious worship; very holy
• narrow: Not wide; short from one side to the other
• pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• vintage: Old and somewhat treasured
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• carve: To cut a piece of cooked meat into thin slices
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• impressed: To make an emotional or cognitive impact upon
• great: Very good; better than before
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• jam: To block a signal (e.g. radio waves)
• tunnel: Passage under the ground, often for cars or trains
• deep: Complex and important
• cascade: Body of water falling from something tall
• historic: (Of past event) having an effect on future; famous
• interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
• bummer: Irritating or disappointing experience
• cross: Angry and upset
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• crown: To put a crown on to make someone a king/queen
• check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
• tour: To travel to several places to perform a show
• climb: To rise gradually and steadily to a higher point
• picture: General situation or state of being
• lightning: Flashes of light in the sky caused by a storm
• lodge: To (provide a place to) stay for a short time
• horn: Device that makes a loud warning noise
• chilly: Slightly cold
• motor: Concerning cars and vehicles
• informative: Giving a lot of information
• hike: Large and unexpected increase in price, level etc.
• creek: Water channel that is smaller than a river
• triple: Group or set of three
• dine: To eat
• comic: Person who stands on a stage and tells jokes
• shock: The passage of an electricity through the body
• turnout: Outward rotation of a dancer's leg from the hip
• passenger: Person who is traveling in a vehicle
• goose: Large water bird related to a duck
• mix: To combine two or more things to make one
• inn: Hotel in the country
• sheep: Animal with a woolly coat raised for meat or wool