Vocabulary

• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• on display: In a place where something can be seen by the public.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• check out
• table lamp: A portable electric lamp with a base for standing on a table or other surface.
• rake up: To bring up or mention unpleasant past matters again.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• nuts and bolts: The basic practical details.
• for sale: (object) that people can buy
• have to: Must do
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• turn off
• all along: From the beginning; all the time.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• native: Someone from or born in a specific country
• aisle: Long narrow space between rows of seats
• comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
• gear: To aim at or prepare yourself for something
• harness: To capture the power of something
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• sink: To push something down into the ground
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• plastic: Stiff but usually flexible man-made material
• cement: Building material made from gray powder, water
• biological: Being related to life and living things
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• sharp: Person's name
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• spray: To cover something with a stream of tiny drops
• replace: To use instead of something else
• bucket: Open container with a handle used to carry liquids
• specialty: Skill or a dish that a person, business is good at
• lawn: Fine cotton cloth, either plain or printed
• rubber: Material used to make tires, etc.
• bright: Cheerful and happy (manner)
• collar: Band put around the neck of an animal
• display: (Animals) to indicate readiness for sex
• fence: Wood, metal structure enclosing an area, land
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• wire: Thin, flexible thread of metal
• summary: Brief, complete and accurate
• metal: Usually hard shiny material mined from rock
• trash: Garbage or anything that is worthless
• part: Division of a book
• ceramic: Made from clay and hardened in a very hot oven
• area: Amount of measured space
• fix: Answer to a problem
• shovel: Long tool used for digging; type of spade
• return: To hit something back to the other player or team
• check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
• store: To put things in a place for later use
• bulb: A round electronic device that produces light
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• comprehensible: Able to be understood
• light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• coat: Clothing worn outside over your normal clothes
• tile: Squares of hard material to cover floor/roof/wall
• toiletry: Items for washing and taking care of your body
• tape: To record some sounds using an electric device
• pee: To urinate
• put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
• wrench: Tool for holding/turning objects of varying sizes
• show: To be easily seen or displayed
• rake: Tool used to gather leaves or break up soil
• call: A order or request for action
• need: To be unable to manage without something; require
• socket: Area into which (e.g. a bone) will fit
• mop: Sponge or cloth on long handle, for washing floor
• urinal: Wall fixture into which men urinate
• lawnmower: A device for cutting grass
• washroom: Lavatory (e.g. a lavatory in a public place)
• pitchfork: Long-handled hand tool for lifting hay
• barb: Sharp point which curves backwards
• sandpaper: Paper with glued sand used for smoothing wood
• kiwi: Flightless bird from New Zealand