Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• at least: As a minimum
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• have to: Must do
• set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• fast food chain: A company that operates many fast food restaurants.
• be with: To accompany someone; to be in someone's presence.
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• put together: To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
• like hell: Used to express strong disagreement or refusal.
• evidence of: Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
• vote in: To elect someone into a position by voting.
• in part: To some extent; partially.
• count on: To depend on someone
• as for: Concerning; regarding.
• back to normal: Returned to the usual or expected state or condition.
• on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• of all time: The best or most significant in history.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• of age: Having reached the legal age of adulthood.
• coming of age: The process of reaching adulthood; the transition from childhood to adulthood.
• kick off: To start a football match.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• from home: Working or operating from one's residence.
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• on tap: Available; readily accessible.
• up in smoke: When something fails or is destroyed completely.
• as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
• start on: To begin or start doing something.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• check out
• mask up: To put on a face mask for protection.
• break in: To wear new (shoes, etc.) to make them comfortable
• turn on
• looking out: To take care and watch something carefully
• hit with: To strike someone or something using an object.
• cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• up and running: Fully operational; functioning correctly.
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• high and dry: In a helpless situation; stranded or abandoned.
• staff up: To hire additional employees for a business or project.
• move into: To start living in a new house or building
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• under control: Being managed or restrained; not out of hand.
• track down: To find out where someone is; hunt; chase
• under arrest: Being held by the police; formally detained.
• call around: To make phone calls to several people or places.
• back out: To say you will now not do something you promised
• shake up: To completely rethink or reorganize something
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
• spot on: Exactly right; perfectly accurate.
• cast back: To think about something in the past; to recall.
• clock on: To register the start time of work using a time clock.
• on tape: Recorded on audio or video media.
• in full swing: At its peak of activity; fully active or operational.
• live for: To consider something the most important thing in your life; to find purpose or great pleasure in something.
• shout out: A public expression of greeting or praise.
• all the things: Everything; all items or aspects
• hang out: To spend time with your friends
• on camera: While being filmed or recorded.
• start in: To begin a job or activity.
• on the air: Being broadcast on radio or television.
• move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
• taper off: To diminish or reduce gradually.
• fire up: To motivate or encourage someone
• on the case: Actively investigating or working on a particular problem or situation.
• allow me: A polite way of offering to do something for someone.
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• look into: To investigate or try to discover the reasons for
• got to: To arrive at some place
• one of those things: An unfortunate but unavoidable event.
• on the market: Available for sale.
• come for: To arrive to collect someone or something.
• old school: Traditional or old-fashioned in style, behavior, or attitude.
• from hell: Extremely bad, unpleasant, or difficult.
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• cut in: To interrupt someone's conversation
• out of form: Not performing as well as usual, especially in sports.
• work to do: Tasks or activities that need to be accomplished.
• under par: Performing better than standard or average, especially in golf.
• concern about: To worry about something.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• catch up: To become equal with another person
• sit down: To take a seat
• down with: Suffering from an illness.
• come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
• in terms of
• break up
• in person: Physically present; not by proxy or remotely.
• back to work: Returning to one's job or professional duties after a period of absence.
• get back to: To get in contact with someone again
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• build up: To increase the amount; collect something
• on the deck: Situated on the flat surface or floor of a ship or boat.
• at a time: Separately; one by one
• in theaters: Currently showing at movie theaters.
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• on the go: Very busy and active.
• audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• quality: Feature associated with someone or something
• flat: Apartment; set of rooms for living in
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• grill: Plate of food that has been grilled
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• flood: To quickly appear unexpectedly and in volume
• great: Very good; better than before
• forecast: Prediction of some future thing, e.g. the weather
• lettuce: Salad vegetable that has large thin green leaves
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• studio: Place for painting, broadcasting, etc.
• part: Division of a book
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• area: Amount of measured space
• overnight: (Becoming famous, etc.) in a short amount of time
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• loss: Friend, family, or other loved person's death
• charcoal: Burnt wood used for fuel/drawing
• bell: Metal object shaped like a cup that rings when hit
• gas: Elements in our air, like oxygen or nitrogen
• ray: Person's name
• body: The physical structure of a person or animal.
• taco: Tortilla rolled cupped around a filling
• smoke: To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
• unhealthy: Being in poor health; sickly
• weekend: Saturday and Sunday, after the normal working week
• voter: Person who can vote in an election
• golf: Game played to hit a ball into a hole with a stick
• midwest: North central region of the United States