Vocabulary

• check out
• head out: To leave a place; depart
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• on the move: Traveling or going from place to place.
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• start in: To begin a job or activity.
• to perfection: In a flawless or ideal manner; perfectly.
• next door: Living in the house next to the one mentioned
• over the top: More than what is considered normal or suitable; exaggerated.
• draw on: To come to its end
• bells and whistles: Attractive but often nonessential features; ornamentation.
• cool off: To become cooler.
• bite in: To interrupt someone while they are speaking.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• for a change: As something different from what is usual or normal.
• just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• fit in: To mix with others so you get on well with them
• carry on: To engage in an activity, e.g. a conversation
• take it from me: Trust me or believe what I say based on experience.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• watering hole: A place where animals regularly go to drink.
• rub shoulders: To associate with famous or important people.
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• down the road: At a future time; in the future.
• chill out: To relax and stop being angry or nervous about something.
• pull off: To manage to succeed
• live off: To receive money from someone on which to live
• turn off
• be with: To accompany someone; to be in someone's presence.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• incredible: Very good; amazing
• grab: To take and hold something quickly
• shift: To change in position or direction
• cue: Word or action in a play to tell an actor to speak
• huge: Very very large
• rip: To tear or split roughly or cause to tear or split
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• rub: To spread a cream, etc., using a repeated motion
• trail: Series of marks or signs left by something moving
• totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
• exhausting: To emit gas from the back of a car
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• trip: To release an electrical switch
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• spray: To cover something with a stream of tiny drops
• quintessential: Being a model example of a specific thing
• own: To have something as your property
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• surround: To be all the way around something
• comfy: In a position that feels just right
• legend: List of explanations of symbols on map, etc.
• sweep: Man who cleans chimneys
• great: Very good; better than before
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• valley: Area between mountains with river running through
• dutch: Concerning the culture and people of Holland
• boil: To become extremely angry or excited
• coastal: Concerning the area of sea near land
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• origin: Point at which something begins or is created
• rugged: (Of mountains) rough and uneven; hard to climb
• check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
• bay: Part of an ocean or lake partly surrounded by land
• nature: Person's character or particular way of behaving
• delicious: Very pleasing to eat; especially pleasing
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• pepperoni: Pork and beef sausage
• whale: To strike forcefully, e.g. as a punishment
• hog: To claim or use most of something, in a greedy way
• foggy: With cloudy air that makes seeing things difficult
• coastline: Area of sea alongside the land in an area
• knot: Secure form of tying a rope, string etc.
• special: Being additional or extra
• surf: To view webpages on the internet
• upstairs: On a floor above
• scallop: Type of shellfish with two flat, round shells
• montage: Assembly of items, e.g. visual images
• punk: Violent or criminal young man
• rod: Straight, thin stick or bar
• fin: Flat, thin body parts of a fish that help it swim
• skate: Flat sea fish
• vineyard: Farm where grapes for wine are produced
• inland: Concerning areas that are not near a coast
• ivy: Climbing plant growing up walls of buildings
• cute: Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
• lighthouse: Tower with a light that warns ships about rocks
• mackerel: Fish with wavy marks on the back
• cove: Small, sheltered inlet or bay
• sweetie: Person loved by someone; boyfriend, girlfriend
• skateboard: Board with wheels you stand on to ride
• tee: Small object used to hit a golf ball from
• postcard: Card for sending messages by post
• motorcycle: Motorbike; vehicle with two wheels and an engine
• classically: In the manner of Greek and Roman culture