Vocabulary

• time out: A brief suspension of activity; a pause.
• going on: To continue doing something
• have to: Must do
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• go for the jugular: Attack someone’s most vulnerable point aggressively.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• check out
• for certain: Definitely; without a doubt.
• first off: To begin with; firstly.
• start out: To begin your life or career in a particular way.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
• much about: A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
• for someone: On behalf of or intended for a particular person.
• in real life: In the physical world; not online or in a fictional setting.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• play on: To exploit or take advantage of something, such as someone's emotions or weaknesses.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• on the line: At risk; in a situation where something could be lost.
• goes to show: To demonstrate or prove something.
• for free: Without charge; at no cost.
• weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• sophisticated: Making a good sounding but misleading argument
• ridiculous: Funny or foolish; deserving to be laughed at
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• reveal: To show something that was hidden before
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• slightly: Only a little
• expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
• native: Someone from or born in a specific country
• straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
• comprehension: Act of understanding, e.g. a reading text
• conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• ditch: To abandon or give up a plan, etc.
• burst: To move (arrive, exit, etc.) suddenly or hurriedly
• acquaintance: Person that you know but isn't a good friend
• thrill: Thing/event causing sudden excitement or pleasure
• bust: To arrest people involved in crime
• respect: To follow the established rules
• handy: Convenient, easy to use, easy to reach
• formal: Observing rules and procedures strictly
• leave: To go away from; depart
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• buddy: Friend, usually male
• intend: To plan or want to do something
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• alive: Living; not dead
• great: Very good; better than before
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• greet: To meet with friendly words and actions; welcome
• quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
• bite: Amount of food taken into your mouth at one time
• deep: Complex and important
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• part: Division of a book
• choice: Decision between two or more possibilities
• bubble: A small ball of air inside of a liquid
• tradition: An event, custom or way common to a people or race
• childhood: The time when you are a child
• blossom: Flower from a tree, often one appearing in spring
• majesty: Impressive quality that something large has
• graveyard: Area used for burials; area with many graves
• gravel: Very small pieces of rock often used to make paths
• lively: Full of life and energy; merry; animated
• disappointing: To not meet the expectations of others or yourself
• whoa: Tell someone to do something more slowly
• romance: To court someone into a love relationship
• turtle: Animal that lives in water and has a hard shell
• savannah: Flat grassland of tropical or subtropical regions
• lion: Large wild cats from Africa and south Asia
• dodo: Extinct heavy flightless bird related to pigeons