Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• going on: To continue doing something
• face off: To oppose one another (often in sports)
• write down: To record in writing
• deal with
• all along: From the beginning; all the time.
• in bad shape: In poor physical or operational condition.
• hands down: To give (clothes, etc.) to someone younger
• tune in: To listen to a radio program or watch a television program.
• off the bat: Immediately; without delay.
• against you: In opposition to you.
• wildest dreams: The most imaginative or unrealistic hopes or aspirations.
• go on: To continue doing something
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• tv show: A television program.
• hang on: To wait for the person you phoned to answer
• make contact with: To initiate communication with someone.
• goes well: To happen in the way desired
• other places: Different locations or areas
• all over the place: In a state of disorder; scattered everywhere.
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• at least: As a minimum
• look into: To investigate or try to discover the reasons for
• talk about it: To discuss a particular subject.
• once and for all: Completely and finally; decisively.
• on the mat: Located on the wrestling mat; in a wrestling match.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• at work: Located at one's place of employment
• in the making: Developing or being made; in the process of becoming something.
• intense: Very strong, great or extreme in degree
• awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• dude: Form of address for a man
• relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• brutal: Extremely violent or mean
• tangible: Able to be touched or felt; real
• suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• sweat: To do an amount of hard work
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• thumb: To use your thumb to request a ride in a car
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• feast: Religious celebration
• excuse: To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
• hell: Any place of pain and suffering
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• tune: To make adjustments to equipment to make it better
• trailer: Advertisement of short scenes from a movie
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• arsenal: Place where weapons are stored
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• beard: Hair that grows on a man's face
• trophy: Prize given to the winner of a competition
• great: Very good; better than before
• quit: To leave a job
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• bite: Amount of food taken into your mouth at one time
• phobia: Extreme fear
• spice: Plant used for making food sweet or hot-tasting
• marvel: Something that causes wonder or astonishment
• burn: To destroy with fire
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• donate: To give money, etc. to charity, party, etc.
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• season: One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
• competitor: Someone taking part in race, business, etc.
• list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
• wrath: (Literary) extreme and sometimes violent anger
• friendship: Feeling of liking someone; good relationship
• dab: Light and quick touch
• daredevil: Someone who takes risks without thinking of danger
• cannon: Large wheeled gun that fires heavy metal balls
• roach: Another name for cockroach, an insect
• cowboy: Man who tends cattle or sheep (often from a horse)