Vocabulary

• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• check out
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
• on the spot: Immediately; at that location.
• run in: To arrest person and take them to police station
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• on top of that: In addition to something already mentioned; furthermore.
• playing second fiddle: Having a subordinate or less important role than another.
• on purpose: Intentionally; deliberately.
• shut up: To close something, e.g. a shop
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• take off: To remove, e.g. your clothes
• around town: In the local area or vicinity.
• rip off: To cheat; take advantage of; charge too much
• go around: (Of news, gossip) to be known; circulate
• paid off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
• in itself: Considered alone or without reference to anything else; intrinsically.
• run over: To go beyond a limit, e.g. of a budget
• face off: To oppose one another (often in sports)
• stick around: To remain in place; not leave or go
• in all fairness: Considering all facts impartially and justly.
• have to: Must do
• back in the day: In the past; in former times.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• spot on: Exactly right; perfectly accurate.
• in business: Actively operating as a commercial enterprise.
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• complete with: Having something as an extra part or feature.
• episode: One separate event in a series of events
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• hilarious: Extremely amusing; very funny
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• immediately: Without any delay; straight away
• effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
• spot: A certain place or area
• scratch: To rub your skin with your nails to stop an itch
• feature: Special report in a magazine or paper
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• reference: A letter of recommendation, e.g. for a job
• franchise: Right to run a business using name of a company
• rip: To tear or split roughly or cause to tear or split
• chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• supposedly: As some people believe (shows you doubt it)
• mystery: Quality of being strange and not understood
• prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
• rush: To attack someone suddenly in a group
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• hell: Any place of pain and suffering
• original: Being first made, thought or performed; fresh
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• solve: To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
• gang: Group that you disapprove of, e.g. criminals
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• own: To have something as your property
• afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• swamp: Area of land that is wet or covered with water
• frank: Member of the ancient Germanic peoples
• amusement: State of being amused or feeling enjoyment
• nephew: Son of your brother or sister
• parody: Humorous or satirical imitations of something
• trek: Slow or difficult journey
• homage: Giving honor or respect to someone for achievement
• humor: Quality that makes something funny
• goo: Any thick sticky unpleasant substance
• monster: Large frightening imaginary creature
• ghost: To write a book on behalf of another person
• whoa: Tell someone to do something more slowly
• lighthouse: Tower with a light that warns ships about rocks
• yogurt: Custard-like food made from curdled milk
• scrappy: Quarrelsome; aggressive
• shaggy: Covered with long, coarse, or matted hair
• doo: Bird commonly referred to as a pigeon