Vocabulary

• veg out: To relax in a lazy or inactive way, often watching TV.
• have to: Must do
• for free: Without charge; at no cost.
• check out
• just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• black sheep: A person who is different from the rest of their family or group and who is considered a disgrace.
• couch potato: A person who spends a lot of time sitting or lying down, usually watching television.
• all along: From the beginning; all the time.
• break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• get back to: To get in contact with someone again
• english speaker: A person who speaks English.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• in jail: Imprisoned; confined in a jail or prison.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• fit in: To mix with others so you get on well with them
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• on the couch: Receiving psychotherapy or psychological treatment.
• of old: From a long time ago; in the past.
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• wrap up: To complete something, such as a film or project
• fill in: To put earth in e.g. a hole
• level with: To be honest and straightforward with someone; to tell someone the truth.
• wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
• stand out
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• content: Being happy or satisfied
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
• description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• character: Person in a story, movie or play
• conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
• confident: Feeling that you can do well at something
• method: (Organized and planned) way of doing something
• casual: Being careless or having little thought or effort
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• journal: A diary; record of what you do every day
• polite: Showing good manners or respect for other people
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
• mystery: Quality of being strange and not understood
• secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
• informal: Casual; relaxed
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• phrasal: Concerning or consisting of a phrase
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• vintage: Old and somewhat treasured
• couch: To formulate in a particular style or language
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• great: Very good; better than before
• verb: Word that expresses an action or state
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• license: To give official permission to do something
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• oasis: Place in a desert where there is water
• uncover: To remove what is on top to show something
• nope: A dialect or emphatic way of saying 'No'
• nick: Person's name
• whoa: Tell someone to do something more slowly
• snake: An animal with a long body, no arms or legs
• sheep: Animal with a woolly coat raised for meat or wool
• motorcycle: Motorbike; vehicle with two wheels and an engine