Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• run through: To pierce with a sharp pointed object
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• take out: To apply for and get a license
• have to: Must do
• go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
• in danger: Exposed to the risk of harm, injury, or loss.
• get a hold: To make contact with someone
• snow in: To be trapped inside due to heavy snowfall blocking exits.
• also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
• throw off: To put out (heat, smell etc.); emit
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• to the left: In or toward the left direction.
• get back to: To get in contact with someone again
• of interest: Relevant or important to someone or something.
• red flag: A warning sign or signal of danger or a problem.
• check out
• work at: To have a job at a particular place or organization.
• quick look: A brief or cursory inspection or examination.
• feel for: To have sympathy for someone; to empathize with someone's situation.
• look through: To examine carefully to see what is there
• in a while: In a short period of time; soon.
• once in a while: Occasionally; not very often.
• going on: To continue doing something
• on the floor: Located on the ground or bottom surface of a room.
• watch over: To protect or guard someone or something.
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• come down to: To become in the end a matter of
• by doing that: Using that action or method.
• in reality: Actually; in fact; truly.
• right next to: Immediately adjacent to; in very close proximity to.
• next to: Being located along side another
• out of the ordinary : Unusual or remarkable; not typical.
• to the gills: Fully or completely filled to maximum capacity.
• at least: As a minimum
• upwards of: More than; at least.
• at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
• in the back seat: Having a less active or secondary role; not in control.
• get into it: To become interested in something and enjoy it.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• back out: To say you will now not do something you promised
• under arrest: Being held by the police; formally detained.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• all over the place: In a state of disorder; scattered everywhere.
• other places: Different locations or areas
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• go along with: To agree to do something
• on the other side of: Located across something from a given point.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• properly: In an appropriate or correct manner
• positive: Showing agreement or support for something
• manifest: List of cargo on a ship
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• disrupt: To cause a disturbance in an activity in progress
• flat: Apartment; set of rooms for living in
• nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
• declare: To make a statement in a strong and confident way
• vacuum: Space with absolutely no air in it
• flee: To leave somewhere urgently, to avoid danger
• vehicle: Machine (such as a car) used to carry things
• agent: Chemical with the power to make chemical reactions
• profitable: Being useful; benefiting someone or something
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• border: To be right next to another country or state
• marijuana: Illegal drug that is made from hemp
• enforcement: Process of making sure that rules are followed
• organization: Group of people with a particular purpose
• seizure: Act of taking control of something by force
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• flight: Act of leaving a place, usually to escape danger
• load: Large, often heavy, amount of a thing to be moved
• electronic: Operating by use of electricity; digital
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• criminal: Involving illegal activity; relating to crime
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• compartment: Enclosed part used to hold particular thing
• drug: Illegal substance taken for effect on the mind
• bundle: A group of things that are tied/fastened together
• cocaine: Illegal drug made from coca leaves
• patrol: Person or group who checks an area is safe
• area: Amount of measured space
• check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
• portal: Type of gate or entry point, e.g. to the internet
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• come: To arrive at a place
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• story: One of many floors or levels in a building
• good: Proper, appropriate or right
• man: Humans in general, including male and female
• bumper: Front part of a car designed to prevent damage
• uphill: From lower ground to higher ground
• smuggle: To illegally bring goods/people into a place
• tire: To lose, cause to lose energy so you want to rest
• ray: Person's name
• officer: Person of high position in an organization
• overweight: Weighing more than a normal or allowed amount
• paperwork: Work involving handling papers, forms, letters etc.
• partridge: Brown bird with a short tail which is often hunted
• bien: (French) good
• para: Shortened form of paragraph
• hoy: Flat-bottom boat for carrying heavy loads