Vocabulary

• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• at risk: In danger; likely to be harmed
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• with good reason: Having a valid or justifiable cause or explanation.
• walk out on: To abandon or desert someone, especially someone who depends on you.
• shit on: To criticize or treat someone unfairly.
• phone number: A sequence of digits assigned to a telephone subscriber, used to make a call to that phone.
• burn through: To use up a supply of something, especially money, very quickly.
• turn down: To fold something, e.g. a shirt collar
• in school: Attending an educational institution.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• look after: To take care of someone or something
• for myself: Done for one's own benefit or use.
• have to: Must do
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• get to the bottom of: To find the true cause or explanation of something.
• in hell: In a very bad or unpleasant situation
• other than: Except for; apart from.
• going on: To continue doing something
• take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• in charge: To be responsible for
• run off with: To take someone or something away
• instinct: Natural way of thinking; intuition
• tend: To move or act in a certain manner
• rip: To tear or split roughly or cause to tear or split
• steer: A cow
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• bullet: Metal object fired from a gun
• press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• hesitate: To pause because unsure or reluctant to do
• drought: Long period of dry weather
• damn: To cause the downfall or failure of; criticize
• bottom: The part of your body you sit on
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• hell: Any place of pain and suffering
• border: To be right next to another country or state
• scar: Long lasting emotional pain from a bad experience
• chief: Leader of a race or group of people
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• operation: Business or company, or its activities
• shut: To stop being open for business
• pound: The # key on a keyboard
• stitch: Pain in your side after running or exercising
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• grizzly: Grayish
• cattle: Cows or bulls on a farm
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• herd: Group of the same animal that eat, live together
• lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
• tally: To count or reckon up; to score a point
• barn: Building on a farm where animals or crops are kept
• vet: Short for 'veterinarian' or 'veterinary surgeon'
• examination: (Medical) test to find out what is wrong
• rob: Person's name
• come: To arrive at a place
• give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
• saint: Person who is very good, kind or patient
• dead: Not alive
• ranch: Large farm, made mostly of land for raising cattle
• bullshit: Telling lies, nonsense (very rude)
• bull: Large male animal such as a cow or elephant
• snitch: To take by theft; to steal
• goddamn: Very bad; terrible
• smuggle: To illegally bring goods/people into a place
• fugitive: Concerning running trying to run away from the law
• overrate: To put too high a value or worth on; overpraise
• scoot: To move away quickly often as an escape
• illegally: In a manner not allowed by law; criminally
• chute: Sloping channel or passage to throw things down
• horse: Large animal with 4 legs used for riding
• pallet: Flat surface used for moving, storing heavy goods
• spade: One of the two black suits in cards
• porter: Person who carries luggage for guests/passengers
• paperwork: Work involving handling papers, forms, letters etc.
• cowboy: Man who tends cattle or sheep (often from a horse)