Vocabulary

• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• no smoking: A rule or sign indicating that smoking is not allowed in a particular area.
• not on your life: An emphatic refusal; absolutely not under any circumstances.
• have to: Must do
• hook in: To connect or attach something using a hook or similar device.
• after hours: After the usual closing time.
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• for some reason: For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• in trouble: Experiencing difficulties, problems, or legal issues.
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• shit out: To produce something quickly and in large quantities, often of low quality.
• all the things: Everything; all items or aspects
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• in the field: Working or doing research in a real-world environment, not in a classroom or laboratory.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• rely on: To depend on someone or something
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• come after: To follow someone in order to threaten them
• to God: Used to emphasize truth or sincerity.
• at least: As a minimum
• back at you: An informal way to return a greeting or compliment.
• clear out: To empty things out of a place
• with God: Being in the presence or care of God, often after death.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• leak out: If secret information leaks out, it becomes known to the public.
• risk your life: To put yourself in danger of dying.
• in prison: Confined in a prison; incarcerated.
• care for: To want or desire a thing
• mountain biking: The sport of riding bicycles off-road, often over rough terrain.
• take out: To apply for and get a license
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• take in: To allow to enter; receive as a guest
• get along: To have a friendly relationship with someone; like
• perspective: Artistic method of creating a sense of distance
• doubt: Not being sure of something; lack of certainty
• legacy: Literature, arts etc. from previous generations
• stare: To look at someone or something for a long time
• afford: To make available, to provide
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
• couple: To join something to something else
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• respect: To follow the established rules
• wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
• wealth: Amount of money or possessions you own, e.g. large
• leave: To go away from; depart
• excuse: To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
• profit: Benefit from doing something
• buddy: Friend, usually male
• destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
• policy: Document stating terms of an insurance agreement
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
• survival: Act of continuing to exist when facing difficulty
• justice: Quality of being fair, equal, or just
• threaten: To cause something potential harm, or put at risk
• soul: Central or basic part of something
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• reunion: Act of people meeting after being apart
• hook: Bent tool used to catch fish or to hang things on
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• alive: Living; not dead
• cattle: Cows or bulls on a farm
• trust: To expect confidently
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• maiden: Being the earliest or first
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• ranch: Large farm, made mostly of land for raising cattle
• bob: To move up and down repeatedly
• bullshit: Telling lies, nonsense (very rude)
• bitch: To aggressively complain about something
• midnight: 12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
• subway: Train system running under the ground in a city
• whoa: Tell someone to do something more slowly
• smoke: To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
• slayer: A killer or murderer
• trout: Fish that lives in rivers and streams