Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• got to: To arrive at some place
• have to: Must do
• hang on: To wait for the person you phoned to answer
• right in front: Directly ahead; in a position immediately before someone or something.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• out of gas: Having no more gasoline in the tank of a vehicle.
• slow down: To reduce the speed
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
• on to: Toward something; forward
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• take off: To remove, e.g. your clothes
• pass over: To cross or bypass
• inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• run out of gas: To lose energy or motivation; become exhausted.
• pull over: To bring a vehicle to a stop by side of the road
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• move into: To start living in a new house or building
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• quick look: A brief or cursory inspection or examination.
• move over: To make room for someone or something by shifting position.
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• close to home: Emotionally sensitive or personally relevant to someone.
• off the charts: Extremely high or impressive; beyond normal measurement or scale.
• left standing: Remaining erect or in existence after others have fallen or been removed.
• off the ground: Having started or begun to operate or succeed.
• up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
• on fire: Very successful or popular
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• going on: To continue doing something
• break off: To end a relationship, engagement etc.
• out of time: Having no more time available to do something.
• evidence of: Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• goes to show: To demonstrate or prove something.
• up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
• back up: To save a copy of your computer data
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• hold the line: To wait on the telephone.
• hang in: To persevere; to not give up.
• back out: To say you will now not do something you promised
• roll it: To prepare a marijuana cigarette.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• settle down: To become calm and relaxed after not being so
• turn into: To change to become something else
• get it on: To start doing what you say you will do
• on the road: Traveling, especially as part of a tour or journey.
• turn back: To stop and move backward on some issue
• turn around: To change your body to the opposite direction
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
• result in: To cause or produce as a consequence.
• intense: Very strong, great or extreme in degree
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• insane: Mentally ill; crazy
• wrap: Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• path: Method of living leading to a particular result
• huge: Very very large
• chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
• core: To take out the central section of a fruit
• survey: Broad view or general description of something
• option: A choice
• grand: A counter for 1000 of something
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• absolute: Complete; total; pure; not limited in any way
• hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
• leave: To go away from; depart
• damn: To cause the downfall or failure of; criticize
• quarter: 25 cents
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• storm: To act violently or angrily
• hurricane: Very severe storm usually occurs near the ocean
• hail: To speak of something with admiration/excitement
• event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
• execute: To kill someone, usually as an official punishment
• holy: Being good according to religious standards
• damage: Physical harm that is done to something
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• probe: To carefully examine an issue by asking questions
• deploy: To put into position (often a military operation)
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• great: Very good; better than before
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• intercept: To stop or catch something while it is moving
• unusual: Being rare or uncommon; not ordinary; strange
• cross: Angry and upset
• base: Place military personnel live, train, and operate
• tornado: Violent storm with strong winds
• lightning: Flashes of light in the sky caused by a storm
• pee: To urinate
• datum: Item of factual information
• lamb: Young sheep
• wedge: Golf club designed to hit the ball high in the air
• northern: In or toward the north
• monster: Large frightening imaginary creature
• windshield: Transparent screen to protect people in car
• whoa: Tell someone to do something more slowly
• reed: Person's name
• whoo: Sound people make when they are surprised