Vocabulary

• going on: To continue doing something
• have to: Must do
• on a daily basis: Happening every day.
• in the news: Being widely reported in the media.
• hang on: To wait for the person you phoned to answer
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• in the house: Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
• start off: To begin or commence something.
• pull down: To destroy an old building; demolish
• at least: As a minimum
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• sit out: To refrain from participating in something.
• lay out: To show or explain your plans carefully
• go after: To chase or pursue something
• live life: To enjoy life and make the most of every moment.
• next to: Being located along side another
• cast on: To create the first row of stitches in knitting.
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• hanging out: To spend time with your friends
• on a day-to-day basis: Happening regularly every day as a routine.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• kinda: Short way of saying 'kind of'
• realistic: Looks or appears real; like things really are
• chill: State of being a little cold
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• endurance: Quality of lasting or of being permanent
• respect: To follow the established rules
• breach: To break laws or barriers (e.g. walls)
• hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• scary: Causing fear; frightening
• guard: To keep watch over something to protect it
• naked: Not wearing any clothes; without covering
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• grit: Strong determination
• squat: To illegally live on anothers property or land
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• ton: Unit of weight; 907 kilograms (US); 1016 (UK)
• basis: Main ingredient or part of something
• spray: To cover something with a stream of tiny drops
• zone: Area of space designated for a particular use
• steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
• circuit: An area where cars race in a circle
• rack: A frame, stand, hook on which things are hung
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• duty: Work required by your job or position
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• tan: A light brown color
• rig: To dishonestly fix the result of elections, games
• compass: Device that shows the direction of north
• perimeter: Outline or border; outer edge
• leash: Chain, strap, etc. for controlling an animal
• area: Amount of measured space
• ass: (Impolite) part of the human body that you sit on
• bar: Piece of (soap, chocolate etc.)
• type: Printed letters or blocks used for printing them
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• unit: One apartment in a building
• bench: Part of the room in court where the judge sits
• pray: To speak to your god to request help
• crazy: Mentally ill; mad
• zoom: Camera lens used to magnify images
• generator: Machine that produces electrical power
• goddamn: Very bad; terrible
• nope: A dialect or emphatic way of saying 'No'
• deployment: Distribution of forces before battle or work
• lone: Being alone or the only one; single
• platoon: Military unit consisting of 15-30 soldiers
• broomstick: Handle of a broom