Vocabulary

• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• have to: Must do
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• hang on: To wait for the person you phoned to answer
• on to: Toward something; forward
• at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• at least: As a minimum
• stand for: To support a particular idea, e.g. in politics
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• work at: To have a job at a particular place or organization.
• in truth: In fact; actually; really
• rub down: To clean or dry something by rubbing it.
• as opposed to: In contrast to; rather than.
• black and white
• deal to: To give or inflict something, often harm or punishment.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• fit into: To be small enough to go inside something.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• for some reason: For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• to boot: In addition; as well; besides.
• play on: To exploit or take advantage of something, such as someone's emotions or weaknesses.
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• take away from: To reduce the positive effect or value of something.
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• draw in: To attract or entice someone or something.
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• after the fact: Happening or known later than the actual event.
• under the sun: Everything in the world; everything imaginable.
• whole point: The main purpose or most important aspect of something.
• run through: To pierce with a sharp pointed object
• clock on: To register the start time of work using a time clock.
• at a glance: Immediately; instantly upon looking.
• tap on: To touch someone or something gently and usually repeatedly, often to attract attention.
• at midnight: At twelve o'clock at night; the middle of the night.
• of all time: The best or most significant in history.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• of the colors: Having the particular colors specified or mentioned.
• sit around: To spend time idly; to do nothing in particular.
• of use: Having practical value; useful or helpful.
• eye patch: A patch worn over the eye, typically to protect it or conceal an injury.
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• back then: At that time in the past.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• at heart: In one's real or essential nature; fundamentally.
• on the same page: To have a shared understanding or agreement about something.
• mess around: To cheat on your partner with another lover
• go on: To continue doing something
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• metaphor: Imaginative use of words to reveal a similarity
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• advice: Suggestion about what would help someone
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• couple: To join something to something else
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• project: To predict what will happen in the future
• text: To send a message by phone or other device
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• alarm: Sound or light used for a warning or alert
• terrific: Spoken excellent; wonderful
• science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• director: Senior person who manages part of an organization
• creative: Having the ability to make something new
• detail: Small part of something; tiny fact
• interview: To formally ask questions about a given topic
• screen: To hide or block something from being seen
• great: Very good; better than before
• icon: Small image on a computer screen
• trash: Garbage or anything that is worthless
• font: Size or style of type
• image: Picture, sculpture or painting of something
• castle: Large defensive building in historical times
• artist: A person skilled and creative in art e.g. painter
• height: Distance of something from the bottom to the top
• title: Book produced by a publisher
• bomb: To attack with explosives
• designer: Someone who creates plans to make something
• programmer: Person who writes instructions for computers
• logo: Name, symbol or picture which represents a company