Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• on purpose: Intentionally; deliberately.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• next to: Being located along side another
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• sit down: To take a seat
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• at a time: Separately; one by one
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• catch up: To become equal with another person
• got to: To arrive at some place
• work out
• for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• in half: Divided into two equal parts.
• in advance: Ahead of time; before something happens
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• write down: To record in writing
• want in: To desire to participate or be included in something.
• get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• for some reason: For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
• fade away: To disappear slowly
• yellow pages: A telephone directory with listings of businesses, often printed on yellow paper.
• at sea
• page in: Contact someone by pager urgently.
• talk about it: To discuss a particular subject.
• long list: An extensive or detailed enumeration of items, names, or details.
• in court: Present or being discussed during a legal trial or hearing.
• fly at: To suddenly criticize or attack someone verbally.
• turn in: To produce or achieve a good performance
• in writing: Expressed or presented in written form, rather than spoken.
• follow through: To fulfill a promise
• give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
• around the clock: All day and all night; continuously.
• on sunday: Every Sunday; each Sunday.
• phone in: Call someone by phone, often to report or notify remotely.
• of interest: Relevant or important to someone or something.
• off the hook: Released from an obligation or responsibility.
• account for: To explain the cause or reason for something
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• in public: In a place where anyone can see or hear you.
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• take out: To apply for and get a license
• take away from: To reduce the positive effect or value of something.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• buy up: To buy all of something for sale
• upwards of: More than; at least.
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• walk with: To accompany someone while walking.
• whole point: The main purpose or most important aspect of something.
• break from: To separate oneself from an association or way of life, typically due to disagreement or disillusionment.
• stall out: (of an engine) to stop suddenly because of a lack of power.
• clean out: To empty a place of things, e.g. a room
• come around: To eventually change your opinion or be persuaded to agree with someone else's.
• down with: Suffering from an illness.
• for a minute: For a short period of time; briefly.
• on task: Focused and engaged in the activity or assignment at hand.
• chip away: To gradually make something weaker or smaller.
• up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
• out of time: Having no more time available to do something.
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• run on: To continue longer than expected, e.g. a meeting
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• like a man: To act bravely or responsibly.
• set up
• on paper: In theory or as a plan, but not necessarily in reality.
• in a row: One after another without a break.
• friends of friends: People who are known by one's friends but not directly by oneself; acquaintances.
• save for: To keep money so that you can buy something with it in the future.
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• at least: As a minimum
• at last: Finally; after a long delay.
• book on: A book about a particular subject.
• pop up: To appear suddenly.
• by day: During the daytime; not at night.
• speed up: To move more quickly
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• to hand: To give or pass something to someone using your hand.
• in step: Moving or progressing at the same rate or in harmony.
• on time
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• discipline: Instruction and practice to teach obedience
• purpose: Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
• version: Different way that someone interprets something
• debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
• task: Big or small piece of work someone has to do
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• leave: To go away from; depart
• belief: Being sure that something exists or is true
• calendar: A table showing the days, months and years
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• count: To add things together to find the total number
• important: Having power or authority
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• habit: Loose clothing like a cloak, worn by monks, nuns
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
• schedule: A list of events and their times
• branch: Part of a family related to the same members
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• chip: To break a small piece off something such as a cup
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• quit: To leave a job
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• fix: Answer to a problem
• skip: Very large waste disposal bin
• baseline: Imaginary standard by which things are compared
• video: Recording capturing action with sound
• math: Study or science of numbers and shapes
• delete: To remove or erase something
• foreman: Senior worker who controls other workers