Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• of late: Recently; lately.
• cut into: To divide something into pieces with a sharp tool.
• on the hook: Responsible or liable for something, often a debt or mistake.
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in school: Attending an educational institution.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• move out: To leave a house or flat permanently.
• in bed with: Closely associated with someone, often secretly or unethically.
• on the wrong foot: Beginning something with a mistake or unfavorable impression.
• in half: Divided into two equal parts.
• in danger: Exposed to the risk of harm, injury, or loss.
• for nothing: Without payment or reward; to no purpose or effect; in vain
• thanks for nothing: Sarcastic phrase showing disappointment over lack of help or benefit.
• in the house: Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
• go on: To continue doing something
• in hand: In one's possession or control.
• hang on: To wait for the person you phoned to answer
• on to: Toward something; forward
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• regret: Feeling of being sorry, as for what you didn't do
• solid: Being able to be trusted; reliable
• impression: Effect or feeling resulting from an experience
• suck: To be very bad, undesirable or unpleasant
• competition: Fighting against others to win something
• excess: Amount that is more than necessary or over a limit
• genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• nerve: Fibers in the body that enable feeling, movement
• handy: Convenient, easy to use, easy to reach
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• leave: To go away from; depart
• excuse: To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
• deposit: Concentration of mineral left by a river
• exhausting: To emit gas from the back of a car
• buck: To resist or go against the trend
• eager: Very excited and interested
• tune: To make adjustments to equipment to make it better
• carve: To cut a piece of cooked meat into thin slices
• biscuit: A cookie
• joint: Body parts where bones meet and can move together
• fill: To make something full
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• grizzly: Grayish
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• float: To sell the shares of a company publicly
• cattle: Cows or bulls on a farm
• business: A company formed for making profit
• impeccable: That cannot be faulted/criticized; without flaws
• receptionist: Person working on the front desk of a hotel, etc.
• herd: Group of the same animal that eat, live together
• slaughter: Act of killing an animal to get its meat
• torment: Great mental or physical pain
• minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
• trash: Garbage or anything that is worthless
• curfew: Order requiring people to be at home at night
• refine: To change slightly in order to improve it
• ass: (Impolite) part of the human body that you sit on
• fix: Answer to a problem
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• crown: To put a crown on to make someone a king/queen
• correctly: In an accurate or correct manner
• type: Printed letters or blocks used for printing them
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• meet: To provide something that is necessary
• ranch: Large farm, made mostly of land for raising cattle
• bullshit: Telling lies, nonsense (very rude)
• calf: Young cow
• liar: Person who tells lies
• temple: A flat area on the side of the forehead
• authorize: To officially or legally allow or give permission
• nope: A dialect or emphatic way of saying 'No'
• nick: Person's name
• certify: To approve someone as authorized, valid
• darling: Dearly loved person
• isle: Poetic, or in place names island
• extortion: Act of threatening people to get money
• beef: Red meat from cows
• ping: To make a high sharp sound, as bullet hitting rock