Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• heavy hitter: A person who is powerful, influential, or successful in their field.
• in prison: Confined in a prison; incarcerated.
• in no time: Very quickly or soon
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• iron out: To get rid of problems that prevent progress
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• check out
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• for free: Without charge; at no cost.
• take revenge: To inflict harm in return for an injury or wrong done to oneself or another.
• kill me: An exaggerated expression of frustration or annoyance.
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• english speaker: A person who speaks English.
• in business: Actively operating as a commercial enterprise.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• meet with: To have a meeting with someone in order to discuss something.
• inform on: To give information about someone to the police or another authority, especially about something bad they have done.
• in touch: Having contact or communication with someone.
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
• in a bad way: In poor physical or emotional condition.
• talk about it: To discuss a particular subject.
• spout off: To speak loudly or opinionatedly, often without restraint.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• in jail: Imprisoned; confined in a jail or prison.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• take down: To capture physically
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• first off: To begin with; firstly.
• on purpose: Intentionally; deliberately.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• look into: To investigate or try to discover the reasons for
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• reveal: To show something that was hidden before
• nasty: Very bad, unpleasant, or offensive
• expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
• desperate: Being beyond hope; prepared to do anything
• native: Someone from or born in a specific country
• straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
• fluent: Doing something well and with ease
• confident: Feeling that you can do well at something
• crush: Strong attraction to someone
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• vicious: Very dangerous, e.g. an animal or dog
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• mystery: Quality of being strange and not understood
• responsibility: Job, task or thing you are expected to look after
• prison: Place the court puts criminals as punishment; jail
• credit: System to buy something and pay for it later
• informal: Casual; relaxed
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• revenge: Getting back at someone by hurting them back
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• client: Person paying for professional services
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
• legal: Concerning the law; allowed by law
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• business: A company formed for making profit
• forbid: To order someone not to do something
• nephew: Son of your brother or sister
• iron: Heavy metal device heated to smooth clothes
• jail: Place to hold criminals being punished for a crime
• probation: Reporting to police, instead of being jailed
• snitch: To take by theft; to steal
• visa: Authorization to enter a foreign country
• badger: Small forest animal with thick black and white fur
• lawyer: Professional who helps people with the law
• singe: To burn lightly, often to remove hair
• canary: Small yellow songbird that can be kept as a pet
• breaker: Device that switches electricity on or off