Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• work at: To have a job at a particular place or organization.
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• hang out: To spend time with your friends
• just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
• shout out: A public expression of greeting or praise.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• go on: To continue doing something
• laid back
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• move to: To change the place where you live or work.
• work out
• in town: Present or available in the local area or city.
• settle down: To become calm and relaxed after not being so
• take in: To allow to enter; receive as a guest
• in a while: In a short period of time; soon.
• once in a while: Occasionally; not very often.
• at least: As a minimum
• move back: To retreat or withdraw from a position.
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• other than: Except for; apart from.
• six times: Multiplied by six; a factor of six.
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• off and on: Intermittently; sometimes happening and sometimes not.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• got to: To arrive at some place
• live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• go west: To die or become completely unusable or broken.
• step back: To move backwards; to move away from something.
• move out: To leave a house or flat permanently.
• both times: On two occasions.
• hang around: To spend time with someone
• try out: To try to win a place on a team in a group
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• best of both worlds: A situation combining two desirable but usually separate features.
• come up to: To meet expectations
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• interact with
• hard to say: Difficult to know or predict; uncertain.
• save up: To gradually collect money by saving.
• from the first: From the very beginning.
• cut up: Be cut up (about) to be upset or angry
• behind the scenes: Secretly or without being known to the public.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• weekend off: A weekend when one does not have to work; free time on a weekend.
• check off: To write on a list to show something has been done
• hanging out: To spend time with your friends
• drive away: To leave in a vehicle.
• bounce around: To move in an energetic and lively manner; to jump or spring about.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• calm down: To make or become relaxed after being stressed
• take it slow: To proceed at a relaxed and unhurried pace.
• at the moment: At this time; now
• have to: Must do
• sit down: To take a seat
• out and about: Having returned to your usual activities after an illness.
• burn down: To destroy (usually buildings) by burning
• going on: To continue doing something
• like fuck: Used to emphasize a very high degree or intensity.
• effort into learning: Dedication of time and energy to acquire knowledge or skills.
• give back: To return something you borrowed
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• psychology: The study of the mind and how it affects behavior
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• impression: Effect or feeling resulting from an experience
• advice: Suggestion about what would help someone
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• crew: Organized group of workers (e.g. on a ship)
• shore: Land along the edge of a sea, lake or river
• respect: To follow the established rules
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
• honestly: With truth or sincerity; I'm being honest with you
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• culture: Beliefs and customs of a particular group
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• trip: To release an electrical switch
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
• event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
• amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
• flight: Act of leaving a place, usually to escape danger
• college: School or educational institution for adults
• great: Very good; better than before
• quit: To leave a job
• lay: Amateur; not being a trained priest
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• attendant: Someone who helps at a gas station, theater etc.
• healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• bay: Part of an ocean or lake partly surrounded by land
• spring: Coil of metal that lessens impact, e.g. on cars
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• senior: Person who has usually reached a specific old age
• shout: To speak very loudly to get attention
• hike: Large and unexpected increase in price, level etc.
• surf: To view webpages on the internet
• sunset: Daily disappearance of the sun
• sandy: Person's name
• aloha: Expression used to say hello or goodbye in Hawaii