Vocabulary

• on to: Toward something; forward
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• hang on: To wait for the person you phoned to answer
• at each other's throats: Arguing angrily and aggressively with one another.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• of late: Recently; lately.
• have to: Must do
• cut into: To divide something into pieces with a sharp tool.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• in bed with: Closely associated with someone, often secretly or unethically.
• on the wrong foot: Beginning something with a mistake or unfavorable impression.
• around town: In the local area or vicinity.
• come by: To become the owner of something, e.g. by accident
• kicking and screaming: Doing something unwillingly and very reluctantly.
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• in charge: To be responsible for
• in hand: In one's possession or control.
• desperate: Being beyond hope; prepared to do anything
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• solid: Being able to be trusted; reliable
• blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
• occasion: Significant or important event or function
• clever: Funny in a way that shows intelligence
• rip: To tear or split roughly or cause to tear or split
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• steer: A cow
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• grateful: Feeling or showing thanks; thankful
• excuse: To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
• pregnancy: When a woman carries her unborn baby inside her
• skull: Structure of bones forming the face and head
• deposit: Concentration of mineral left by a river
• hell: Any place of pain and suffering
• inadequate: Unsatisfactory; not good enough; not enough
• intend: To plan or want to do something
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• kick: Feeling of enjoyment or excitement
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• hire: To give a job to someone in exchange for pay
• competence: Ability to do in a fully satisfactory way
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• cattle: Cows or bulls on a farm
• pack: Bag carried on the back of donkey, etc.
• business: A company formed for making profit
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• 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
• diversify: To make or become more varied
• truth: Real facts about something
• fix: Answer to a problem
• problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
• pedal: Lever worked by the foot, e.g. the brakes of a car
• arrangement: Particular design of a device
• sheriff: Officer who enforces the law in an area
• rob: Person's name
• ranch: Large farm, made mostly of land for raising cattle
• cartel: Groups united for a common (illegal) action
• certify: To approve someone as authorized, valid
• extortion: Act of threatening people to get money
• cobra: Deadly snake known for its hooded head
• hardy: Able to survive cold weather, hard times
• rodeo: Show in which cowboys rope or corral bulls, etc.
• foreman: Senior worker who controls other workers
• cowboy: Man who tends cattle or sheep (often from a horse)
• whiskey: US strong alcoholic drink made from rye, corn etc.
• wheeler: Having the number of wheels as stated
• bingo: Game of chance played by calling random numbers