Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• do your best: To try as hard as you can; put in maximum effort.
• at the bank: Located at or near a financial institution.
• on time
• come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
• come clean: To confess fully; to admit wrongdoing.
• forget about: To stop thinking about something; to ignore something.
• out of fashion: No longer fashionable or in style.
• going on: To continue doing something
• on foot
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• break a leg: An idiom used to wish someone good luck, especially before a performance.
• break the ice: To say or do something to relieve tension or awkwardness, especially at the start of a conversation or meeting.
• in touch: Having contact or communication with someone.
• to date: Up to the present time; until now.
• hold onto: To grasp or grip something tightly.
• hold the line: To wait on the telephone.
• call on: To order or ask someone to do a specific activity
• hold your horses: To wait and be patient; to not be so fast or impulsive.
• panic: Overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
• compliment: Remark saying someone looks nice, plays well, etc.
• firm: Company that sells goods or services
• athlete: Person trained to compete in sports
• attention: Taking notice of someone or something
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• pleasure: Feeling of happiness, enjoyment, or satisfaction
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• fortune: What might happen to you in the future
• handy: Convenient, easy to use, easy to reach
• secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
• relieve: To make less boring by making some change
• habit: Loose clothing like a cloak, worn by monks, nuns
• sight: To aim (a gun) at something to get your range
• loan: To give money, etc. that must be paid back
• laptop: Portable computer small enough to use on your lap
• promise: To say you will certainly do something
• breathe: To move air into and out of your lungs
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• memorial: Ceremony or monument honoring dead person, people
• nowadays: At the present time; now
• breath: Air you take in and out of your body
• great: Very good; better than before
• business: A company formed for making profit
• bite: Amount of food taken into your mouth at one time
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• sue: Person's name
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• thief: Person who steals something
• meet: To provide something that is necessary
• medicine: Something used in treating illness or pain
• bankrupt: Unable to pay debts
• spaghetti: Italian pasta in long thin strands
• drunk: To put liquid in your body through your mouth
• smoothly: In an evenly flowing manner or movement
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• fashion: Style of dress or activity popular at some time
• date: To have become old-fashioned
• arm: To activate a weapon or bomb for use
• microwave: Cooking appliance using electromagnetic waves
• garbage: Waste material that has been thrown out
• update: Addition of a current version of something
• picnic: Meal that is eaten outdoors, sitting on the ground
• mall: Large public area often covered with grass
• hungry: Feeling a need or want to eat food
• haircut: Act of cutting the hair; way the hair is cut
• paperwork: Work involving handling papers, forms, letters etc.