Vocabulary

• out on a limb: In a risky or unsupported position; vulnerable.
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• for free: Without charge; at no cost.
• count on: To depend on someone
• check out
• try out: To try to win a place on a team in a group
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• on the phone: Talking on the telephone.
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• such as: For example; like
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• on and off: Intermittently; not continuously.
• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• deal with
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• for someone: On behalf of or intended for a particular person.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• end in: To have something as the final result.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• buy time: To delay an action to allow more time for preparation.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• pronunciation: How a word is said; how a word sounds
• expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• fluent: Doing something well and with ease
• express: To send something by fast mail
• crush: Strong attraction to someone
• sarcastic: Being rude and critical
• pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• advance: Forward movement by an army
• riot: Person, thing, or event that is extremely funny
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• stall: Walled area in a barn where a farm animal is kept
• count: To add things together to find the total number
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• important: Having power or authority
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• dust: To apply a fine powder to, e.g. sugar to a cake
• fairy: Small imaginary being that can do magic
• steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
• branch: Part of a family related to the same members
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• speech: A formal talk to an audience
• verb: Word that expresses an action or state
• energetic: Possessing, exerting or displaying energy
• despicable: Deserving contempt; causing strong disapproval
• trust: To expect confidently
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• beg: To ask someone in an emotional way for something
• limb: Leg, arm, branch or wing
• minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
• fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• link: Any one of the rings that are part of a chain
• cousin: Child of your uncle or aunt
• refund: To give money back, e.g. if a product is faulty
• whale: To strike forcefully, e.g. as a punishment
• risky: With the chance it may be dangerous, unsuccessful
• backyard: Made in an amateurish or non-professional way
• collocation: Grouping of words frequently occurring together
• magical: Specially enjoyable, pleasing or romantic
• reimbursement: Money paid for damages, losses or money spent etc.
• karaoke: Singing popular songs to a prerecorded soundtrack
• ivy: Climbing plant growing up walls of buildings
• twinkle: To shine with a flickering gleam of light
• candy: Small sweet foods made mostly of sugar
• crusher: Device that crushes something