Vocabulary

• hang on: To wait for the person you phoned to answer
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• going on: To continue doing something
• first up: Firstly; to begin with; the first item on a list or agenda.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• watch out: To be careful; to be alert to danger
• keep at: To continuously try to do something
• on the lookout: Vigilantly searching for someone or something.
• out of time: Having no more time available to do something.
• kick back: To relax and enjoy oneself.
• easy does it: Advice to do something slowly and carefully.
• turn on
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• pull on: To put on a piece of clothing quickly and easily.
• warm up: To gently exercise muscles before doing sport
• at a time: Separately; one by one
• have a go: To attempt or try something.
• in the house: Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
• work together: To collaborate or cooperate with others to achieve a common goal.
• reach for the stars: To aim for very high or ambitious goals.
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• go on: To continue doing something
• all along: From the beginning; all the time.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• spin off: A company that is formed from part of an existing company.
• neck and neck: So close in a race or competition that it's difficult to tell who is winning.
• ancient: Very old; having lived a very long time ago
• fancy: To want to have or do something; feel like
• explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• fantastic: Strange or unusual in design or appearance
• advice: Suggestion about what would help someone
• inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
• leap: To enter or start something eagerly
• pace: Rate of speed at which something moves or happens
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
• treasure: Valuable things collected, and often hidden
• splash: To throw water or liquids in many directions
• important: Having power or authority
• gather: To bring objects together into one place
• button: Small round piece material used to fasten clothing
• biscuit: A cookie
• hop: Dance party
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• pole: One of two opposite ideas, qualities or positions
• unravel: To work out the meaning of, in a slow careful way
• sack: To put something in a large bag
• dig: To move material to create a hole
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• bite: Amount of food taken into your mouth at one time
• dizzy: Feeling light-headed and as if you might fall
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• gently: In a mild, careful, and soft manner
• cyber: Concerning the internet
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• tent: Portable cloth shelter used outdoors for camping
• telescope: Tube-shaped device used to see a great distance
• hose: Tube that carries a liquid
• rock: To be greatly upset by something, e.g. a death
• chic: Fashionable; stylish; smart; sophisticated
• glide: To move smoothly and quietly as if without effort
• warm: To become more friendly or to like something
• stylish: Having elegance or taste in manners or dress
• plan: Drawing of how something should be done or made
• good: Proper, appropriate or right
• favourite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• frosty: Without warmth or enthusiasm; unfriendly
• incoming: Coming toward a place or position; arriving
• whoa: Tell someone to do something more slowly
• colander: Bowl-shaped strainer used to wash or drain foods
• twinkle: To shine with a flickering gleam of light
• frog: Small hopping amphibian
• spinner: Board with a spinning arrow used in some games
• highland: Area of mountains far above sea level
• jester: Professional clown employed to entertain a king
• jig: Lively dance
• snowboard: Board like a small surfboard used on the snow
• pip: To just beat someone in a competition
• lolly: Ice cream or water ice on a small wooden stick
• froggy: Childish form of 'frog'
• tuba: Lowest brass wind instrument
• gran: Your mother or father's mother
• tapper: Someone who removes liquid from a tree