Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• cut out: To leave out of something, e.g. a social event
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• drive up: To cause something to increase.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• bad idea: An unwise or imprudent course of action.
• put together: To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
• mnemonic device: A technique or strategy used to improve memory.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• tv show: A television program.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• give it up: To stop trying to do something
• going on: To continue doing something
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• strap on: To fasten something to yourself or someone else with straps.
• dance around: To avoid discussing something directly.
• shake it up: To make significant changes or introduce something new to a situation or environment.
• pick it up: To lift something from a surface.
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• on the internet: Located or available on the internet.
• catch up: To become equal with another person
• write out: To write something in full instead of using abbreviations or symbols.
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• manifest: List of cargo on a ship
• distract: To draw someone's attention away from something
• combat: To fight someone or something physically
• vice: used as part of the title of particular positions. The person who holds one of these positions is next below in authority to the person who holds the full position and can act for them
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• fabric: Cloth or material
• acronym: A word made from the first letters of other words
• dairy: Concerning or made from milk
• primarily: In the most basic or important way
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• tournament: Sports contest with many games to find a winner
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• correct: Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
• leave: To go away from; depart
• approval: Agreement that person/thing is acceptable
• genius: Person displaying a high level of intelligence
• pity: Feeling very sorry for someone, e.g. in trouble
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• act: To behave in a certain way
• joint: Body parts where bones meet and can move together
• inflate: To fill/be filled with air and make/become bigger
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• madness: Obsolete term for legal insanity
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
• arena: Place to watch sports, performances, entertainment
• march: To force someone to walk somewhere
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• cargo: Goods carried in a ship or plane
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• guy: Man; boy; any person
• bud: Small part of a plant that will be a flower
• freight: Commercial transportation of goods
• shake: To cause someone to be surprised or upset
• seed: A person's children; offspring
• hole: An empty space, as in the ground, in a sock etc.
• crazy: Mentally ill; mad
• spicy: Hot and strongly flavored in taste
• locate: To find exactly where something is positioned
• war: Situation where armies fight each other
• gas: Elements in our air, like oxygen or nitrogen
• turkey: Edible bird resembling a large chicken
• whoa: Tell someone to do something more slowly
• excellence: Extremely high quality
• ballroom: Large room used mainly for dancing
• gladiator: Professional fighter from Roman times
• whiz: To move fast, making whistling or whoosh sound
• oil: A liquid used for frying foods
• nah: Way of saying 'No'
• googly: Cricket ball bowled with a lot of spin