Vocabulary

• on the floor: Located on the ground or bottom surface of a room.
• behind the counter: Located in the area where goods are sold or served.
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• at this rate: If things continue as they are now.
• on the couch: Receiving psychotherapy or psychological treatment.
• for rent: Available to be rented or leased.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• turn around: To change your body to the opposite direction
• finish with: To end a relationship
• have to: Must do
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• pull a fast one: To trick or deceive someone successfully.
• at gunpoint: Forced or threatened with a gun.
• sneak up: To approach someone quietly and unnoticed.
• see out: To continue doing something until it ends, especially something difficult or unpleasant.
• run over: To go beyond a limit, e.g. of a budget
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
• assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
• grab: To take and hold something quickly
• aisle: Long narrow space between rows of seats
• slip: Act of beginning to fall from losing balance
• stare: To look at someone or something for a long time
• plot: Small piece of land for a house growing crops etc.
• toss: To throw something into the air, e.g. casually
• crawl: To move very slowly or cautiously
• embarrassed: To cause someone to feel ashamed
• counter: To say or do something in opposition or resistance
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• empty: Containing nothing; with no contents
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• emergency: Sudden event needing an immediate action
• pale: Light in color; unhealthy looking
• tray: A wide flat thing to carry food on
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• promise: To say you will certainly do something
• scream: To make a sudden loud, high sound
• miracle: Amazing, seemingly impossible thing that happened
• errand: Short trip to buy, collect something, etc.
• deck: Floor built into a ship, bus, plane or home
• barrel: To travel at high speed
• choke: To cause someone not to breathe
• throat: Part of the neck that is below the chin
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• jaw: One of the two bones of the face where teeth grow
• alive: Living; not dead
• breath: Air you take in and out of your body
• pound: The # key on a keyboard
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• shot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
• dial: To call a person or place on a telephone
• cell: Smallest unit of living things in biology
• pump: To make liquid or gas flow in a particular direction
• leak: Act of (gas, liquid) escaping through a small hole
• picky: Careful about deciding on things; hard to please
• peek: To look at something quickly (often secretly)
• drawer: Sliding box of a desk, closet used to store things
• dime: Coin worth 10 US cents
• bore: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• elbow: Middle part of the arm, which bends
• rent: To give the use of something in return for payment
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• ass: (Impolite) part of the human body that you sit on
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• knock: Bad experience that reduces a person's confidence
• guy: Man; boy; any person
• toothpaste: A paste used for cleaning teeth
• shoulder: Part of the body where an arm attaches or joins
• cop: Slang for police officer
• bloody: Covered or spotted with blood on the surface
• cashier: Person whose job is taking money in a store, etc.
• pickup: Small truck that has an open back with low sides
• whoop: Loud cry expressing excitement or happiness
• candy: Small sweet foods made mostly of sugar