Vocabulary

• bend the rules: To apply rules in a flexible way, often to achieve a desired outcome.
• to taste: Add an ingredient according to your preference.
• go on: To continue doing something
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• on to: Toward something; forward
• funny business: Dishonest or suspicious activity.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• go to jail: To be sent to prison as a punishment for committing a crime.
• awkward: Lacking smooth movement
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• accurate: With no mistake or error; Correct
• split: No longer married or in a relationship
• sneak: To move around in a way so no one will see you
• firm: Company that sells goods or services
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• fade: To cause to lose brightness of color
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• rude: Being unkind or impolite to others; disrespectful
• fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
• accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
• cheesy: Being of poor quality or in bad taste; not sincere
• shame: Feeling of guilt because you did something wrong
• convert: To switch from a religion, belief etc. to another
• dip: To decrease or lower temporarily
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• monopoly: Complete market control for a service or product
• heck: Expressing surprise, or frustration
• excuse: To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
• exaggeration: Act of trying to make things seem more extreme
• quarter: 25 cents
• bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
• illegal: Not allowed by the laws or rules
• bend: To become curved or no longer straight
• owe: To need to do something in return for a favor etc.
• solve: To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• ounce: Unit of weight equal to 1/16 pound or 28 grams
• dash: To hit against something with a lot of force
• sack: To put something in a large bag
• float: To sell the shares of a company publicly
• breakdown: When normal activity or behavior stops
• person: Man, woman or child
• allowance: Money that is given to someone regularly
• dessert: Sweet food usually eaten at the end of a meal
• quaint: Appealing and attractive in an outdated way
• dime: Coin worth 10 US cents
• frank: Member of the ancient Germanic peoples
• evenly: Equally; with advantage to both sides
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• jail: Place to hold criminals being punished for a crime
• sucker: Part of an animal used for holding onto surfaces
• crab: Sea creature with a hard shell and two claws
• coin: A small, flat piece of metal used as money
• cone: A 3D shape with a circular base and pointed top
• long: Person's name
• bottle: Container with a narrow neck used to hold liquids
• call: A order or request for action
• goodwill: An attitude of kindness or helpfulness
• manager: Person who controls and runs a business or group
• veto: To not allow while in a position of authority
• bathroom: Room where you take a bath or go to the toilet
• whoa: Tell someone to do something more slowly
• subtext: Hidden meaning in a text or situation