Vocabulary

• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• after dinner: Following the meal of dinner.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• eat out: To eat at a restaurant
• clean up after: To tidy or remove mess left by oneself or others.
• in town: Present or available in the local area or city.
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• go straight: To continue in the same direction without turning.
• in the closet: Keeping something, often sexual orientation, secret.
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• stand by: To keep to an agreement
• at least: As a minimum
• have to: Must do
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• lose control: To no longer be able to direct or restrain something.
• serve with: To present food alongside another dish.
• on the floor: Located on the ground or bottom surface of a room.
• turn on
• tie to: To connect or link something to something else.
• a bit much: Slightly too extreme or unreasonable.
• cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
• come running: To approach quickly by running.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• start up: A newly established business.
• turn back: To stop and move backward on some issue
• whole point: The main purpose or most important aspect of something.
• such as: For example; like
• the following: Next in order or sequence.
• in part: To some extent; partially.
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• spare: To make (money or time) available for
• lean: To balance against or on something for support
• dull: Not exciting or interesting; boring; lifeless
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• toss: To throw something into the air, e.g. casually
• budget: Amount of money planned to be spent
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• rude: Being unkind or impolite to others; disrespectful
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• shelf: Flat, narrow surface on an area of rock or sand
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• row: To move a boat using oars
• wipe: To clean or dry something with a cloth
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• slide: Part of machines that slides backward and forward
• interview: To formally ask questions about a given topic
• taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• swing: Movement in a curved motion
• bright: Cheerful and happy (manner)
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• concert: Musical entertainment performed in public
• stain: A mark or unwanted spot / thing
• entrance: A place where you enter a house or other building
• dorm: College building with rooms that students live in
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• bulb: A round electronic device that produces light
• tag: Child's game in which one person chases the others
• downtown: Located in the business part of a town
• lookout: Person who keeps watch, e.g. for an enemy
• flashy: Bright and fancy, but not tasteful
• tired: Without energy so you want to rest or fall asleep
• navy: Very dark shade of blue
• locker: Cupboard with a lock to keep your possessions
• tripod: Support with three legs for camera, telescope, etc.
• grandma: Mother of your father or mother
• grandpa: Your mother or father's father
• sandbox: A box with sand shaped to mold metal