Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• next to: Being located along side another
• other than: Except for; apart from.
• back in the day: In the past; in former times.
• play out: To use up or exhaust
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• go on: To continue doing something
• in the throes of: Experiencing a very difficult or painful process.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• direct to: To show or tell someone how to get to a place.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• to scale: In proportion; maintaining accurate relative dimensions.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
• extent to which: The degree to which something is true or likely to happen.
• step back: To move backwards; to move away from something.
• play games: To participate in activities for enjoyment or recreation, often involving rules and competition.
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• poke around: To search or look for something, often in a casual or aimless way.
• in debt: State of owing money to a person or institution
• as opposed to: In contrast to; rather than.
• beat up: To hurt someone badly by hitting and punching
• bad idea: An unwise or imprudent course of action.
• take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• by accident: Without intending to; unintentionally.
• work out
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• wind down: To become quiet or calm, after activity
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• for free: Without charge; at no cost.
• except for: Not including; excluding.
• followed up: To check information or facts later
• reach out: To attempt to communicate with someone.
• for some reason: For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
• in a sense: In one way of thinking; to some extent; in some ways.
• deal with
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• on the back of: As a result of or following something.
• get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• in touch: Having contact or communication with someone.
• go find: To search for and locate someone or something.
• be with: To accompany someone; to be in someone's presence.
• make up: To invent or create a story
• back then: At that time in the past.
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
• in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
• end in: To have something as the final result.
• cough up: To provide money, often unwillingly
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• touch on: To briefly discuss
• kicking and screaming: Doing something unwillingly and very reluctantly.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• in a box: Contained or confined inside a box or small space.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
• eye popping: To open one's eyes wide in surprise or shock.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
• by any means: In any way possible, regardless of the method
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• fill in: To put earth in e.g. a hole
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• sick and tired: Fed up with or annoyed by something.
• run away from: To run somewhere, e.g. to escape from something
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in terms of
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• come along: To go with someone who takes the lead
• by design: Intentionally; deliberately.
• hanging out: To spend time with your friends
• table stakes: A rule in poker and other games that a player can only bet the amount of money or chips that they had on the table at the start of a hand.
• few steps: A small number of steps; a short distance.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• think twice: To consider something carefully before doing it, especially because it could have negative consequences.
• in transit: During the process of being transported or moved from one place to another.
• work through: To deal with something systematically until it is completed
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• version: Different way that someone interprets something
• firm: Company that sells goods or services
• ubiquitous: Found everywhere; found in many places
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• notion: Sudden idea or desire to do something
• worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
• conference: Series of lectures held as an event
• innovation: Process of creating new ideas or inventions
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• volume: Number or amount of something e.g. sales
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• degree: Amount or extent of something
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• digital: Using electronic signals or computers
• credit: System to buy something and pay for it later
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• important: Having power or authority
• solve: To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• loan: To give money, etc. that must be paid back
• mattress: Thick soft part of a bed that you lie on
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• consumer: Person who buys goods or services
• chip: To break a small piece off something such as a cup
• merchant: Someone who buys and sells goods
• mobile: Able to be moved or able to move
• customer: Someone who buys goods or services from a business
• origin: Point at which something begins or is created
• affirm: To state, strengthen or support a belief you have
• datum: Item of factual information
• interface: Place where things come together to communicate
• visa: Authorization to enter a foreign country
• online: Connected to the internet