Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• feel sorry for: To experience sympathy or pity for someone.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• stay home: To remain in one's house or residence.
• out of town: Away from one's usual place of residence or work; absent from the local area.
• with just: Using only; with no more than.
• at school: Present and attending school.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• get along: To have a friendly relationship with someone; like
• cut out: To leave out of something, e.g. a social event
• shut up: To close something, e.g. a shop
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• get back to: To get in contact with someone again
• apart from: Except for; not considering
• in a minute: Very soon; in a short amount of time.
• old school: Traditional or old-fashioned in style, behavior, or attitude.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• in the streets: Located or happening outdoors in public roads or areas.
• in one piece: Undamaged; whole; not broken or harmed.
• on the door: Situated on the surface or part of a door.
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• come on in: An invitation to enter a place.
• at stake: At risk; that can be lost if something is not successful
• top up: To add to something so as to increase the amount.
• in peace: In a state of tranquility, without disturbance or conflict.
• take down: To capture physically
• wait up: To wait for a while, e.g. for someone to join you
• cut back: To use less of something
• sing along: To join in singing with someone or something.
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• deal with
• once and for all: Completely and finally; decisively.
• on wheels: Having wheels attached for easy movement.
• that makes two of us: Expressing that you share the same feeling or situation as another person.
• come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
• till all hours: Until very late at night or early morning.
• in a while: In a short period of time; soon.
• once in a while: Occasionally; not very often.
• count: To add things together to find the total number
• stake: Share/interest in the success of a business, etc.
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
• garlic: Strong-smelling white bulb used in cooking
• weirdo: Someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric
• win: Success in beating the other team or competitors
• castle: Large defensive building in historical times
• vampire: Bloodsucking dead person who bites neck of victim
• cherry: Small, round fruit with a red or black skin
• van: Truck with an enclosed cargo space
• flap: Motion or sound of something waving back and forth
• fighting: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• dad: Another word for father
• pig: Animal that bacon, pork and ham come from