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.
• opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
• compliment: Remark saying someone looks nice, plays well, etc.
• annoying: To make someone angry
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
• athlete: Person trained to compete in sports
• attention: Taking notice of someone or something
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• 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
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• relieve: To make less boring by making some change
• 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
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• memorial: Ceremony or monument honoring dead person, people
• point: An item to be discussed
• nowadays: At the present time; now
• breath: Air you take in and out of your body
• great: Very good; better than before
• difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
• rule: Something that is normal and usually happens
• wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
• business: A company formed for making profit
• bite: Amount of food taken into your mouth at one time
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• sue: Person's name
• thief: Person who steals something
• fashion: Style of dress or activity popular at some time
• garbage: Waste material that has been thrown out
• diary: Book in which you write what you did each day
• comfortably: Having more than enough e.g. money for your needs
• mall: Large public area often covered with grass
• paperwork: Work involving handling papers, forms, letters etc.