Vocabulary

• fill in: To put earth in e.g. a hole
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• hold onto: To grasp or grip something tightly.
• play through: Continue playing despite injury or difficulty.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• in terms of
• sing along: To join in singing with someone or something.
• hum along: To sing quietly to oneself, often without words.
• carry over: Accounts to move an entry to later column
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• play in: To participate or compete in a game or competition.
• in the space of: Within a certain period of time.
• right in front: Directly ahead; in a position immediately before someone or something.
• by heart: Learned or memorized perfectly.
• in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
• at a time: Separately; one by one
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
• up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
• breaks down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• with just: Using only; with no more than.
• going on: To continue doing something
• as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• have to: Must do
• build out: To expand or develop something, such as a business or system.
• to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• all over the place: In a state of disorder; scattered everywhere.
• sit down: To take a seat
• by ear: Learning or doing something using hearing, not written instructions.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• step to: To approach someone or something, often with a specific purpose.
• check out
• leave it out: To stop doing or saying something irritating or unpleasant.
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• on the spot: Immediately; at that location.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• from the first: From the very beginning.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• by doing that: Using that action or method.
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
• individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
• obvious: Easily understood and clear; plain to see
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
• recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
• structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
• typically: In a normal or usual way
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• familiar: Well-known or easily recognized
• exact: Completely correct; accurate; specific
• separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• flat: Apartment; set of rooms for living in
• handful: an amount of something that can be held in one hand; small quantity or amount of people or things
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• dominant: The strongest; most powerful
• diminish: To make something smaller or less important
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• section: A part of a whole
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• minor: Not so large in size; not important or valuable
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• important: Having power or authority
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• skeleton: Structure of bones that supports the body
• point: An item to be discussed
• gig: Show; performance; job for a musician or performer
• blur: To make something unclear or out of focus
• fill: To make something full
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• frank: Member of the ancient Germanic peoples
• chord: Line that joins two points on a circle
• vocal: Expressing an opinion publicly in a loud way
• repertoire: Variety of things (e.g. operas/skills) you can do
• melody: Song; music
• hum: To make a constant low sound
• turnaround: Unloading/loading/servicing plane for return trip
• transpose: To change the relative position or sequence