Vocabulary

• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• have to: Must do
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• on the ball: Alert, quick to understand and respond to things.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• roll off: To fall off something by rolling.
• hand over: To give into the possession or control of another
• up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
• hand on: To pass or transfer something physically to someone else.
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• roll it: To prepare a marijuana cigarette.
• out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
• back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• going on: To continue doing something
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• have been around: To have a lot of experience in life.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• coming over: To change sides in a discussion
• over the top: More than what is considered normal or suitable; exaggerated.
• to hand: To give or pass something to someone using your hand.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• strip away: To gradually reduce the power, rights, or possessions of someone.
• of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
• down with: Suffering from an illness.
• fit in: To mix with others so you get on well with them
• go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
• turn over: To lose possession of a ball in sports
• few steps: A small number of steps; a short distance.
• end in: To have something as the final result.
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• second hand: (Of goods) already used
• hold onto: To grasp or grip something tightly.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• move to: To change the place where you live or work.
• get up to: To do something slightly naughty
• to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• at least: As a minimum
• step back: To move backwards; to move away from something.
• at a time: Separately; one by one
• bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
• subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• grab: To take and hold something quickly
• technique: Way of doing by using special knowledge or skill
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• conventional: Following the common attitudes and practices
• collapse: To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
• flat: Apartment; set of rooms for living in
• grip: To hold someone's interest
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• spin: To make a ball rotate when throwing it
• strip: To remove your clothes (often sexily for someone)
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• thumb: To use your thumb to request a ride in a car
• fit: Good looking; physically attractive
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• peak: Part of a cap that sticks out over your eyes
• bottom: The part of your body you sit on
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• twist: To turn something in a circular direction
• important: Having power or authority
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• bend: To become curved or no longer straight
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• button: Small round piece material used to fasten clothing
• roll: Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• point: An item to be discussed
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
• hook: Bent tool used to catch fish or to hang things on
• equator: Geographical line at zero degrees latitude
• pound: The # key on a keyboard
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• rotation: Regular change of the crops grown in a field
• fence: Wood, metal structure enclosing an area, land
• elbow: Middle part of the arm, which bends
• snug: Warm and comfortable; cozy, as in a small room
• gutter: Trough along the eaves of roof for collecting rain
• coil: Wire wound into circles to carry electricity