Vocabulary

• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• have to: Must do
• on the down-low: Doing something secretly or discreetly to avoid notice.
• to date: Up to the present time; until now.
• take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• take back: To say you no longer agree with an opinion you had
• go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
• let it happen: To allow something to occur without interference or resistance.
• fish out of water: Feeling uncomfortable or out of place in a situation.
• root for: To support a sports team
• all along: From the beginning; all the time.
• to the death: With the greatest effort or until the very end, often deadly.
• left standing: Remaining erect or in existence after others have fallen or been removed.
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
• on television: Appearing or broadcast on TV.
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• know better: To be wise enough not to do something.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• for the better: Resulting in improvement; to a more favorable condition.
• keep up appearances: To maintain an outward show of prosperity or happiness.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• make for: To go to or toward something/someone for a reason
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• get past: To overcome an obstacle or difficulty.
• do the right thing: To behave in a morally correct or proper way.
• by reason of: Because of; due to a particular cause or reason.
• in cahoots: Secretly working together, often for dishonest purposes.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• dying to: Extremely eager or anxious to do or have something.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• million dollar: Extremely valuable or impressive; very expensive.
• over the top: More than what is considered normal or suitable; exaggerated.
• watch out: To be careful; to be alert to danger
• switch on: To put something electrical on or off
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• check out
• subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
• episode: One separate event in a series of events
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
• relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• innocent: Free from guilt or responsibility for a crime
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• insanity: Mentally ill, unable to act normally
• role: Character played by an actor
• honor: To fulfill an agreement
• tease: To purposefully bother an animal
• wicked: Morally bad; evil
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• fake: Not real; made to look like something real
• secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
• root: Emotional connection with a place, history etc.
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• procedure: A medical operation
• breathe: To move air into and out of your lungs
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
• adult: Person or animal that is fully grown
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• attend: To take care of someone in need
• deep: Complex and important
• disastrous: Having very unfortunate or terrible consequences
• spice: Plant used for making food sweet or hot-tasting
• jealousy: Unhappy feeling of wanting what someone else has
• shoot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
• fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• truth: Real facts about something
• transgender: Involving a partial or full reversal of gender
• perfume: Liquid with a pleasing smell you put on your skin
• erratic: Not acting in a regular/planned way; unpredictable
• posh: Seeming expensive; of/typical of the upper class
• youth: Being young; time when you are young
• mode: Fashion and design
• death: When someone dies; the end of life
• uncover: To remove what is on top to show something
• maid: Female servant in a house or hotel
• notify: To inform; to communicate specific information
• ugly: (E.g. of a situation) bad; likely to turn nasty
• massage: Rubbing neck, back etc., to relieve pain/to relax
• bosom: Chest, e.g. seen as where your feelings are
• mojo: Magic power or magic spell
• heartbreak: Great sorrow caused by e.g. death of loved one
• paperwork: Work involving handling papers, forms, letters etc.
• handcuff: Police object used to restrain hands of criminals
• diva: Female operatic star
• mead: Alcoholic drink made from honey