Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• got to: To arrive at some place
• other than: Except for; apart from.
• all over the place: In a state of disorder; scattered everywhere.
• fill in: To put earth in e.g. a hole
• dry out: To remove moisture from something; to become completely dry.
• home in: Move or direct toward a specific target or goal.
• for the best: Resulting in the most positive or beneficial outcome, even if it's difficult or painful in the short term.
• turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• like anything: Used to emphasize strong intensity or effort.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• from now on: Starting at this moment and continuing indefinitely into the future.
• be with: To accompany someone; to be in someone's presence.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• hang out: To spend time with your friends
• go on: To continue doing something
• next to: Being located along side another
• clean out: To empty a place of things, e.g. a room
• mask up: To put on a face mask for protection.
• have to: Must do
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• let it happen: To allow something to occur without interference or resistance.
• thumbs up: A gesture of approval or agreement, indicated by holding a fist with the thumb extended upwards.
• apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
• awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
• scratch: To rub your skin with your nails to stop an itch
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• snooze: A short light sleep; nap
• perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
• vaccine: Shot using weak disease cells to stop same disease
• grant: To admit an opinion is true but not fully agreeing
• nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
• leave: To go away from; depart
• pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• avocado: Pear-shaped fruit with green flesh and large stone
• trip: To release an electrical switch
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• crappy: Impolite term for not good, worthless
• balcony: Platform with a rail projecting out of a building
• blank: Showing no emotion or understanding
• gig: Show; performance; job for a musician or performer
• bind: To cover a wound, as with a bandage
• fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• luggage: Suitcases and bags
• tourist: Someone who travels to a place for pleasure
• travel: To go to a place that is far away
• want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• clinic: Local medical center; department of a hospital
• guest: Person invited to visit or stay in someone's home
• exciting: To cause a reaction; make active
• nest: Home, e.g. of twigs, made by a bird, insect etc.
• flu: Illness causing headache, fever etc.
• translation: changing text from one language to another; the process of changing something into a different form
• video: Recording capturing action with sound
• harbour: Area of water protected by land and used by ships
• woo: (Of a man) to try to get a woman to marry him
• opera: A type of play that is sung with classical music
• wee: Scottish and Northern English small; short
• possum: Small furry Australian animal that lives in trees
• airport: A place where passenger planes land and take off
• paperwork: Work involving handling papers, forms, letters etc.
• jasmine: Plant producing flowers and a sweet smell
• reschedule: To arrange a new time and place for an event