Vocabulary

• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• build up: To increase the amount; collect something
• go in with: To join with others in a business venture or undertaking.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• on top of that: In addition to something already mentioned; furthermore.
• lock in: To secure something, such as a price or deal, for a specific period.
• fill in: To put earth in e.g. a hole
• turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
• move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
• break it down: To simplify something complex into smaller, more manageable parts.
• skin up: To roll a marijuana cigarette.
• knock out: To hit and make unconscious
• move into: To start living in a new house or building
• balance out: To make or become more equal to another thing
• bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• pull down: To destroy an old building; demolish
• on the back of: As a result of or following something.
• go around: (Of news, gossip) to be known; circulate
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• try on: To wear something briefly to check it fits, etc.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• set by: To separate and save for another use or time
• sit around: To spend time idly; to do nothing in particular.
• color in: To fill a drawing or space with color, often in artwork.
• drop down: To go to a lower place, rank
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• lighten up: To become more cheerful or less serious.
• brush up: To improve your knowledge, skill, or memory of
• go against: To disagree with or challenge someone
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• follow along: To agree to do or act the same as others
• allow me: A polite way of offering to do something for someone.
• in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
• for the main: Intended for the primary or main person or thing.
• spot on: Exactly right; perfectly accurate.
• lift up: To raise something to a higher position.
• tie in: To make a connection to bring two things together
• check out
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
• slightly: Only a little
• technique: Way of doing by using special knowledge or skill
• trick: To fool someone in order to obtain a result
• spot: A certain place or area
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• tap: To access a liquid (e.g. in a tree) through a hole
• blend: To combine different elements or substances
• lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
• transition: Change from one state, movement, place to another
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• application: Software program, e.g. for smart phone
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• layer: One of several sheets of a material or object
• leave: To go away from; depart
• narrow: Not wide; short from one side to the other
• tone: Atmosphere or feeling in a message
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• coverage: Type of programs a radio or TV station broadcasts
• motion: Suggestion at a meeting
• connect: To associate a thing with something else
• point: An item to be discussed
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• mascara: Makeup for making eyelashes look darker/longer
• shade: Area of darkness when something blocks the light
• lid: Cover that can be lifted or removed, as on bottles
• shadow: To cover something with shade
• corner: To force into a position impossible to escape from
• evenly: Equally; with advantage to both sides
• blush: To turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
• powder: Dry material made up of small powder-like pieces
• contour: Shape of the outside edge of a face, a hill, etc.
• angle: Place where two lines or surfaces meet
• makeup: Substance put on the face to make you look pretty
• lash: Small hairs that grow above and below your eyes
• mesh: Crisscrossed wires to allow air/liquid through
• cream: Pale color that is yellowish white
• puffy: (Of hair/skin) seeming to be inflated/puffed up
• eyelid: The skin that covers the eyes when you close them
• placement: Act of putting something in a place or position
• crease: Mark caused in paper or cloth when it is folded
• brow: Area on a face below the hair and above the eyes
• toner: Liquid used to clean and smooth skin of the face
• shimmer: To shine with a subdued flickering light
• liner: Material used to cover the inside surface of