Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• have to: Must do
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• shit on: To criticize or treat someone unfairly.
• come to think of it: Used when you suddenly remember or realize something, often leading to a change in perspective or a new thought.
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• right next to: Immediately adjacent to; in very close proximity to.
• next to: Being located along side another
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• as a gift: Given without expectation of payment; a present.
• for better or worse: Regardless of the good or bad consequences of an action or situation.
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• on horseback: Riding a horse or sitting astride a horse.
• down under: A colloquial term for Australia and New Zealand.
• go on: To continue doing something
• in prison: Confined in a prison; incarcerated.
• shut up: To close something, e.g. a shop
• in sight: Visible; able to be seen.
• put up with: To suffer (a difficult thing) without complaining
• back out: To say you will now not do something you promised
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• get excited: To become enthusiastic or eager.
• in town: Present or available in the local area or city.
• pass through: To experience something, often unpleasant or difficult.
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• outfit: A set of clothing (with accessories)
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
• rip: To tear or split roughly or cause to tear or split
• chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
• survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• couple: To join something to something else
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• honor: To fulfill an agreement
• cherish: To care a lot about or love someone or something
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• hell: Any place of pain and suffering
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• gather: To bring objects together into one place
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• haul: To pull or drag something heavy (e.g. boat)
• adjust: To change; to attain a desired state or function
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• shut: To stop being open for business
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• quit: To leave a job
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• person: Man, woman or child
• bride: Woman who is, or who will get married soon
• business: A company formed for making profit
• part: Division of a book
• festival: Cultural event with a program of events
• fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
• suite: Group of several shorter pieces of music
• marriage: Relationship between a husband and a wife
• bar: Piece of (soap, chocolate etc.)
• barn: Building on a farm where animals or crops are kept
• meadow: Flat field covered with grass and flowers
• heaven: Place or feeling of great happiness
• sunset: Daily disappearance of the sun
• sweetheart: Person loved by another person
• cowboy: Man who tends cattle or sheep (often from a horse)
• whiskey: US strong alcoholic drink made from rye, corn etc.