Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• have to: Must do
• going on: To continue doing something
• in shock: When not enough blood flows round the body
• hang on: To wait for the person you phoned to answer
• apart from: Except for; not considering
• go on: To continue doing something
• got to: To arrive at some place
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• out of the ordinary : Unusual or remarkable; not typical.
• next to: Being located along side another
• for nothing: Without payment or reward; to no purpose or effect; in vain
• halfway through: At or in the middle of a period of time or an activity.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• way to go: An expression of encouragement or approval.
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• shut up: To close something, e.g. a shop
• in charge: To be responsible for
• up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
• pay up: To pay money that you owe
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• pack up: To put things into boxes and take them home
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• by now: At the present time or already; before the present.
• get after: To talk to in order to get someone to do something
• shake off: To free yourself of something, e.g. fear or a cold
• put up with: To suffer (a difficult thing) without complaining
• get on with: To have a good relationship with someone
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• walk with: To accompany someone while walking.
• back out: To say you will now not do something you promised
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• deal with
• feel up: To touch someone in a sexual way, often without permission.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• in the hospital: Located inside a hospital receiving medical care.
• start over: To begin again.
• stay away: To keep a distance from something or someone; to avoid approaching.
• on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
• kill me: An exaggerated expression of frustration or annoyance.
• in public: In a place where anyone can see or hear you.
• train up: To educate or instruct someone in a particular skill or type of behavior.
• run over: To go beyond a limit, e.g. of a budget
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• all the things: Everything; all items or aspects
• threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
• ate up: To eat all of something
• mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• myth: Popular belief that is false, unsupported by fact
• pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• reference: A letter of recommendation, e.g. for a job
• sake: Japanese rice wine
• rip: To tear or split roughly or cause to tear or split
• footage: A certain amount of film or video of something
• treadmill: Boring job, with repetitive tasks
• colleague: Person you work or cooperate with
• bullet: Metal object fired from a gun
• respond: To answer something or someone
• prison: Place the court puts criminals as punishment; jail
• excuse: To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• text: To send a message by phone or other device
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• bother: To cause problems, concerns or worry for someone
• limit: Point beyond which it is not possible to go
• wipe: To clean or dry something with a cloth
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
• alive: Living; not dead
• quit: To leave a job
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• pack: Bag carried on the back of donkey, etc.
• lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
• frank: Member of the ancient Germanic peoples
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• return: To hit something back to the other player or team
• train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• surgical: Of or relating to surgery or operations
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
• hurt: To cause pain, damage or injury
• oversight: A mistake; something you forget to do
• give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
• lamb: Young sheep
• dodgy: Slightly dishonest; not quite right
• spokesperson: Advocate who represents another’s policy/purpose
• bathroom: Room where you take a bath or go to the toilet
• smoke: To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
• eve: The time just before something happens
• slaughterhouse: Building where animals are killed for their meat
• breastfeed: To feed a baby with breast milk
• quid: Slang for one British pound
• victor: Person who wins a game or other competition
• coo: To make a low, soft cry, like a dove
• grandfather: Your mother's or father's father