Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• next to: Being located along side another
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• at least: As a minimum
• on purpose: Intentionally; deliberately.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• sit down: To take a seat
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• catch up: To become equal with another person
• in public: In a place where anyone can see or hear you.
• at a time: Separately; one by one
• write down: To record in writing
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• speed up: To move more quickly
• at last: Finally; after a long delay.
• out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• set up
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
• want in: To desire to participate or be included in something.
• do over: To repeat an action; do something again
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• falling apart: To suffer a nervous breakdown
• in love with: Feeling romantic love for someone.
• call on: To order or ask someone to do a specific activity
• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• in retrospect: Thinking back on what happened
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
• fill in: To put earth in e.g. a hole
• back then: At that time in the past.
• at scale: In large quantities; with significant reach or impact.
• on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
• take in: To allow to enter; receive as a guest
• at work: Located at one's place of employment
• drop off: To leave someone, something somewhere
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• back up: To save a copy of your computer data
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• like new: In very good, almost perfect condition as if unused.
• grow back: To regrow; to grow again after being cut, lost, or damaged.
• in exchange for: Given or done as an equivalent or substitute for.
• 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
• like a man: To act bravely or responsibly.
• 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.
• book on: A book about a particular subject.
• pop up: To appear suddenly.
• in half: Divided into two equal parts.
• by day: During the daytime; not at night.
• 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.
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• on time
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• account for: To explain the cause or reason for something
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• 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 out: To buy all the stock, shares, rights of a company
• 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.
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• 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.
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• material: Cloth; fabric
• progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• purpose: Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
• version: Different way that someone interprets something
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• task: Big or small piece of work someone has to do
• athlete: Person trained to compete in sports
• physically: In a manner related to the body
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• fiber: Basic character and nature of a person
• leave: To go away from; depart
• 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
• carbon: Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
• 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
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• chip: To break a small piece off something such as a cup
• requirement: A demand that someone does something
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• steel: Very strong or determined character in a person
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• truth: Real facts about something
• skip: Very large waste disposal bin
• baseline: Imaginary standard by which things are compared
• musk: Strong sweet-smelling substance used in perfume
• delete: To remove or erase something
• foreman: Senior worker who controls other workers