Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• in effect: In reality; in practice; virtually
• in sight: Visible; able to be seen.
• go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
• white collar: Relating to the work done in an office or other professional environment.
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• on the road: Traveling, especially as part of a tour or journey.
• stand up for: To support someone or an idea, e.g. human rights
• take it out of: To cause someone to feel very tired or exhausted.
• window of opportunity: A favorable period of time for doing something that will lead to a successful outcome.
• have on: To be wearing something.
• in no time: Very quickly or soon
• watch out: To be careful; to be alert to danger
• to pieces: Broken into many small parts.
• from now on: Starting at this moment and continuing indefinitely into the future.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• cover up: To hide something bad; conceal
• corner office
• have to: Must do
• fight back: To make your point more strongly against opponent
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• out of town: Away from one's usual place of residence or work; absent from the local area.
• the least bit: Not at all; to the smallest degree.
• on paper: In theory or as a plan, but not necessarily in reality.
• in the hospital: Located inside a hospital receiving medical care.
• for the ages: Something memorable and worthy of being remembered forever.
• out of nowhere: Suddenly and unexpectedly; from an unknown place or source.
• out cold: Unconscious; knocked out.
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• at the worst: Used to describe the worst possible situation or outcome.
• sort through: To examine a collection of things in order to organize them, find something specific, or discard unwanted items.
• cat flap: A small opening in a door or wall that allows a cat to enter or leave freely.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• bunk beds: Pieces of furniture consisting of two beds, one above the other.
• stay up: To not go to bed until late
• check out
• snack bar: A place where snacks and light meals are sold.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• ridiculous: Funny or foolish; deserving to be laughed at
• hilarious: Extremely amusing; very funny
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• immediately: Without any delay; straight away
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• instant: (Food) requiring very little preparation
• confront: To make someone, e.g. who has lied, face the truth
• crawl: To move very slowly or cautiously
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• horrible: Very bad; causing annoyance, distaste or fear
• arrogant: Rude, from belief you are better than others
• thrill: Thing/event causing sudden excitement or pleasure
• visual: Of or relating to vision
• comedy: Amusing play, film, usually with a happy ending
• fake: Not real; made to look like something real
• buddy: Friend, usually male
• square: Shape with 4 equal length sides and 4 equal angles
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• act: To behave in a certain way
• retaliation: Revenge for something harmful or wrong
• liquor: Strong alcoholic beverage
• decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
• accident: Sudden unplanned event causing damage, injury etc.
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• host: Mass; a great number
• karma: (Hinduism, Buddhism) force affecting future lives
• surround: To be all the way around something
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• murder: Something that is difficult or painful to do
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• lane: Marked strip of the road or swimming pool
• lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• repeatedly: (Said, done) many times; over and over
• ass: (Impolite) part of the human body that you sit on
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• ransom: Money demanded for the release of a prisoner
• bob: To move up and down repeatedly
• jungle: Tropical area with many wild plants and animals
• climax: Most exciting, intense point in a series of events
• neighbor: Person who lives, or is near, you
• diner: Person who dines; customer in restaurant
• bunk: Beds built like a shelf into a wall
• elf: Tiny creature found in many fairy tales
• funnier: Being more amusing than
• funniest: Causing the most laughter or amusement
• payback: Financial return or reward in return for a loan
• finch: Any of various songbirds with a thick beak