Vocabulary

• got to: To arrive at some place
• have to: Must do
• going on: To continue doing something
• back then: At that time in the past.
• long for: To have a strong desire or yearning for something.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• in your face: Bold, aggressive, and confrontational.
• next to: Being located along side another
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• sit with: To stay with someone and provide support or comfort.
• go on: To continue doing something
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• put out: To publish, e.g. a book
• for some reason: For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
• out to lunch: Not paying attention; unaware of what is happening.
• drive down: To cause something to decrease or become lower.
• bring back: To cause to remember
• hanging out: To spend time with your friends
• call around: To make phone calls to several people or places.
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• a couple hundred: Approximately two hundred.
• on the deck: Situated on the flat surface or floor of a ship or boat.
• any sort of: Any kind of; any type of
• school district: A specific geographic area or region responsible for the administration and operation of public schools.
• back at you: An informal way to return a greeting or compliment.
• read through: To read something from beginning to end, often to find mistakes or check details.
• in good hands: Under the care and protection of someone competent and trustworthy.
• wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
• in public: In a place where anyone can see or hear you.
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• on the floor: Located on the ground or bottom surface of a room.
• call out: To criticize someone to modify their behavior
• come for: To arrive to collect someone or something.
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• put a name: To identify or recall the name of someone or something.
• to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
• at school: Present and attending school.
• hide away: To go to a quiet place where nobody will find you, in order to avoid something.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• bring to: To make someone to wake up from being unconscious
• in the streets: Located or happening outdoors in public roads or areas.
• once a month: Happening or appearing one time in each month.
• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• in the dark: Uninformed about something; unaware.
• in little: To a small extent; insignificantly.
• on the news: Reported or broadcasted as part of a news program.
• deal with
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• on the fence: Undecided; wavering between two options.
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• back in the day: In the past; in former times.
• in prison: Confined in a prison; incarcerated.
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• make for: To go to or toward something/someone for a reason
• in the presence of: While someone or something else is present.
• at the hands of: By the agency or through the actions of.
• in charge: To be responsible for
• turn around: To change your body to the opposite direction
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• get over on: To fool or cheat someone in a playful or dishonest way.
• warm and fuzzy: Causing a feeling of happiness, comfort, and affection.
• lights up: Third-person singular present tense of to illuminate something; to make something brighter with light.
• talking smack: Present continuous of talking smack; boasting or bragging.
• go around: (Of news, gossip) to be known; circulate
• go along with: To agree to do something
• on the street: Located on or along a public road in a town or city.
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• one of those things: An unfortunate but unavoidable event.
• live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• breaks down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• incredible: Very good; amazing
• recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• odd: Being unmatched with someone or something
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• couple: To join something to something else
• equal: Same in shape, size, or number
• elegant: Having or showing grace, style or beauty
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• committee: Group of people who do or decide something
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• point: An item to be discussed
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• college: School or educational institution for adults
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• shot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
• person: Man, woman or child
• feed: To give food, e.g. to animals or a baby
• theater: Place where plays or movies are seen
• part: Division of a book
• truth: Real facts about something
• freedom: State of being free, not being controlled
• apartheid: System that separated people on the basis of race
• nickname: Name given by friends or family
• lily: Type of plant with big, leafy flowers
• godmother: Woman who acts as a sponsor for a child at baptism