Vocabulary

• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• come around: To eventually change your opinion or be persuaded to agree with someone else's.
• warm up: To gently exercise muscles before doing sport
• have to: Must do
• start off: To begin or commence something.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• on television: Appearing or broadcast on TV.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• in the house: Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
• check out
• get past: To overcome an obstacle or difficulty.
• long for: To have a strong desire or yearning for something.
• in terms of
• mix it up: To vary or do things differently; to introduce variety.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• of old: From a long time ago; in the past.
• just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
• up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• come about: To turn a boat around; (of boat) to turn around
• back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• next door: Living in the house next to the one mentioned
• skirt steak: A cut of beef steak from the plate.
• back then: At that time in the past.
• take away from: To reduce the positive effect or value of something.
• get a sense: To understand or perceive something intuitively.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• in the mix: Being involved or included in a group or activity.
• factor in: To include something as an important element when making a decision or calculation.
• off the charts: Extremely high or impressive; beyond normal measurement or scale.
• turn down: To fold something, e.g. a shirt collar
• go around: (Of news, gossip) to be known; circulate
• get back to: To get in contact with someone again
• get cracking: To start doing something quickly or with energy.
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• call for: To demand, need or require (an action or thing)
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• on camera: While being filmed or recorded.
• see about: To look into or arrange something.
• up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
• at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• feel out: To try to discover someone's opinions, ideas, or intentions by talking to them for a while.
• out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
• on the back of: As a result of or following something.
• on fire: Very successful or popular
• pissed off: Angry or annoyed.
• to death: Extremely; to a great degree
• on the road: Traveling, especially as part of a tour or journey.
• deal with
• on tour: Time a soldier is away from home for work
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• on to: Toward something; forward
• of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
• plate up: Put food onto plates to serve at a meal.
• moment of truth: A critical point, especially in a difficult situation, when one's fate or success is determined.
• the moment of truth: The crucial time when the real outcome is decided.
• going on: To continue doing something
• second hand: (Of goods) already used
• go for it: An expression of encouragement or approval.
• by any chance: Used to ask a question in a polite way, often when you do not really expect the answer to be 'yes'
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• hang over: To be a worry or problem that continues to exist
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• run a mile: To avoid someone or something completely.
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• incredible: Very good; amazing
• opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
• properly: In an appropriate or correct manner
• proper: Correct according to social or moral rules
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• surreal: Concerning surrealism
• nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
• pastry: Dough making top/bottom of pie; cake made of dough
• leave: To go away from; depart
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• chop: To cut into pieces with an up and down motion
• point: An item to be discussed
• plate: Flat dish used for eating or serving food
• amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
• great: Very good; better than before
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• studio: Place for painting, broadcasting, etc.
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
• sausage: Finely chopped and seasoned meat in a skin
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• bud: Small part of a plant that will be a flower
• album: Book with a collection of photographs or pictures
• guest: Person invited to visit or stay in someone's home
• vine: Long thin plant that climbs over something
• chili: Hot-tasting spice used in curry, etc.
• musical: Having a pleasant sound like music
• bacon: Salted meat from a pig
• breakfast: First meal of the day
• excite: To make something or someone become more active
• potato: Vegetable used e.g. to make fries
• hamstring: Great tendon behind the leg and below the buttocks