Vocabulary

• in charge: To be responsible for
• have to: Must do
• hang on: To wait for the person you phoned to answer
• on the telephone: Engaged in a phone call.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• get on with: To have a good relationship with someone
• carry on: To engage in an activity, e.g. a conversation
• lie in: To stay in bed later than usual in the morning.
• blow up: To suddenly become angry
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
• trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
• compliment: Remark saying someone looks nice, plays well, etc.
• associate: Partner in professional work, e.g. in law
• fancy: To want to have or do something; feel like
• bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
• odd: Being unmatched with someone or something
• contract: To become ill as a result of getting a disease
• stroke: When blood cannot get to brain, causing damage
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• blow: To move something using air
• lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
• insurance: Protection against loss/injury/death you pay for
• hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
• bury: To put something into the ground and cover it
• totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
• document: Official (printed) record that gives information
• hell: Any place of pain and suffering
• canvas: Special cloth on which an artist paints a picture
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• trip: To release an electrical switch
• mate: A friend who you work, live, or go to school with
• barrel: To travel at high speed
• dig: To move material to create a hole
• fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
• clay: Heavy sticky earth used to make pottery
• load: Large, often heavy, amount of a thing to be moved
• sweep: Man who cleans chimneys
• legal: Concerning the law; allowed by law
• captain: Title of a senior officer in the military
• business: A company formed for making profit
• empire: Group of countries controlled by one government
• apron: Clothing to keep clothes clean when cooking
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
• quiet: Hidden, or done in a private way
• kit: Set, collection of tools, supplies, for a purpose
• give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
• decree: Official order issued by an authority
• put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
• hand: Cards given to a player in a card game
• bloody: Covered or spotted with blood on the surface
• upstairs: On a floor above
• rum: Alcoholic liquor made from molasses/sugar cane
• lace: To add an amount of liquor to a food or drink
• chalk: To draw or write something with chalk
• grenade: Hand-held explosive devise
• negotiable: That can be discussed to come to an agreement
• kicker: Player who kicks the football
• lawyer: Professional who helps people with the law
• chap: To cause the skin, lips to roughen or crack
• shoelace: String used for fastening shoes
• derby: Race or contest between two local teams