Vocabulary

• up and running: Fully operational; functioning correctly.
• back up: To save a copy of your computer data
• come by: To become the owner of something, e.g. by accident
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• hang on: To wait for the person you phoned to answer
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• beat up: To hurt someone badly by hitting and punching
• no can do: Unable to do something; refusal to comply.
• at least: As a minimum
• take a survey: To participate in a survey by answering questions.
• bunch: A group of things of the same kind
• slightly: Only a little
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• dude: Form of address for a man
• brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
• regular: Having an equal amount of space or time in between
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• plain: Obvious; clearly so, true
• sequence: Part of a movie showing one part of the story
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• initiate: To cause something to begin
• survey: Broad view or general description of something
• beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
• accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
• leave: To go away from; depart
• detect: To discover or identify the presence of something
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• waste: To kill or severely harm someone
• credit: System to buy something and pay for it later
• buddy: Friend, usually male
• complicate: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
• alarm: Sound or light used for a warning or alert
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• delivery: Way someone acts when speaking publicly
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• replace: To use instead of something else
• great: Very good; better than before
• quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
• alley: A narrow road or path between buildings
• mining: To place a bomb in the ground or the sea
• skip: Very large waste disposal bin
• datum: Item of factual information
• tub: Another word for a bath
• mega: Big; great; large; impressive
• upstairs: On a floor above
• bomb: To attack with explosives
• underwear: Clothes worn next to skin/under outer clothes
• overtime: Extra time in a sports game
• authorize: To officially or legally allow or give permission
• abomination: Something or someone that makes you feel disgust
• smoke: To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
• marshal: Person who has a high position in the military
• candy: Small sweet foods made mostly of sugar