Vocabulary

• going on: To continue doing something
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• factor in: To include something as an important element when making a decision or calculation.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• for the most part: Generally; mostly; on the whole.
• tv show: A television program.
• heart to heart: An honest and sincere conversation about feelings or personal topics.
• build on: To develop or expand something; to use something as a foundation for further progress.
• look around: To explore a place; search for something.
• very top: The highest point or part of something.
• shoo off: To drive away or dismiss someone or something.
• back onto: To reverse a vehicle so it stops at a particular place.
• at once: Immediately; without delay
• spot on: Exactly right; perfectly accurate.
• in the process of: During the course of; while something is happening or being done.
• put out: To publish, e.g. a book
• shelf life: The length of time for which an item remains usable, fit for consumption, or saleable.
• pull off: To manage to succeed
• of all time: The best or most significant in history.
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• incredibly: To a great degree; very; amazingly
• obsession: Irrational motive for performing certain actions
• bizarre: Odd or strange
• indulge: To let someone else have or do what they want
• solid: Being able to be trusted; reliable
• melancholy: Having a sad mood or feeling
• career: Particular occupation in professional life
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• initially: At first; originally
• instant: (Food) requiring very little preparation
• crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
• accessible: Able to be entered, reached or used
• momentum: Speed or force that is gained when something moves
• vibe: Distinct emotional aura experienced instinctively
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• novelty: Items that are unusual, interesting, or unique
• rough: Causing or involving violence, force, and harm
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• pour: To fill a person's glass or cup with a drink
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• deny: To refuse to allow or accept something
• wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
• slice: Way of hitting the ball so the ball curves
• bury: To put something into the ground and cover it
• animation: The process of creating moving images using drawings, computer graphics, or other techniques.
• pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• plastic: Stiff but usually flexible man-made material
• eccentric: Out of the ordinary; acting unusually or oddly
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• hop: Dance party
• steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• fictional: Including people and events that are not real
• chart: Drawing showing information in a clear way
• acclaim: To give strong or public praise to
• cover: To record a different version of another song
• know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
• heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• band: Group of people who work together e.g. play music
• billboard: Large outdoor signboard with an ad on it
• surefire: (Of success/result) very certain; very effective
• carefree: Without cares or responsibilities
• plane: An airplane
• poetic: Imaginative, descriptive and often emotional
• simplistic: Being too simply expressed or explained
• punk: Violent or criminal young man
• allegory: Expression of symbolic fictional figures, actions
• angel: Supernatural human figure from heaven with wings
• nonsensical: Making no sense; having no reason
• doo: Bird commonly referred to as a pigeon
• shoo: Said to make people or animals go away
• moi: (French) me
• divan: Long backless sofa with pillows set against a wall
• synth: Electronic musical instrument that copies sounds