Vocabulary

• got to: To arrive at some place
• in the red: Operating at a loss; in debt.
• fight back: To make your point more strongly against opponent
• have to: Must do
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• going on: To continue doing something
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
• shut up: To close something, e.g. a shop
• in addition to: Besides; as well as
• medium well: A steak cooked so that it is slightly pink in the center.
• pick it up: To lift something from a surface.
• up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• piss off: To leave or go away, used especially as a rude way of telling someone to go away
• play it safe: To avoid risks; to be cautious.
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• in a row: One after another without a break.
• ring a bell: To sound familiar; to vaguely remember something.
• think on: To consider something carefully before making a decision.
• go for it: An expression of encouragement or approval.
• out of the way: Remote; isolated.
• look over: To check something to see it works well; inspect
• first up: Firstly; to begin with; the first item on a list or agenda.
• start off: To begin or commence something.
• hash out: To discuss something thoroughly in order to reach an agreement or solution.
• pull ahead: To move in front, e.g. in a race
• at least: As a minimum
• first three: The initial three items or elements in a series or sequence.
• head out: To leave a place; depart
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• in touch: Having contact or communication with someone.
• next to: Being located along side another
• in hell: In a very bad or unpleasant situation
• beat down: (of the sun) to shine very strongly and make the air very hot
• work out
• sink or swim: To fail or succeed by one's own efforts, without help from anyone else.
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• in line with: In agreement with; conforming to.
• in the house: Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
• of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
• in the game: Still involved or active in a competition or situation.
• slow down: To reduce the speed
• picks up: To catch a criminal and take to police station
• on to: Toward something; forward
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• in a minute: Very soon; in a short amount of time.
• start over: To begin again.
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• move off: To start moving; to depart.
• go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
• in the weeds: Overwhelmed by complexity or amount of work.
• walk with: To accompany someone while walking.
• get a grip: To control your emotions and behave more calmly.
• hit with: To strike someone or something using an object.
• to God: Used to emphasize truth or sincerity.
• all hands on deck: A call for everyone to work together in a difficult situation.
• on deck: In baseball, being the next batter to come up to bat.
• down with: Suffering from an illness.
• push out: To prevent others from competing, e.g. in business
• decide on: To choose something, especially after thinking carefully about several possibilities
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• on point: Perfectly done; exactly right.
• head up: To lead or manage a team, project, or organization.
• turn against: To stop being a supporter or friend of
• reveal: To show something that was hidden before
• deserve: To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
• confident: Feeling that you can do well at something
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• strip: To remove your clothes (often sexily for someone)
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• leave: To go away from; depart
• roast: To strongly criticize often in a teasing manner
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• hell: Any place of pain and suffering
• breast: Fleshy part of a woman's body for feeding babies
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• score: A sharp mark or cut in the surface of something
• amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
• shrimp: Small edible salt-water shellfish with many legs
• great: Very good; better than before
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• sauce: Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
• spice: Plant used for making food sweet or hot-tasting
• embarrass: To cause someone to feel ashamed
• minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• nominee: One put forward or suggested for an award/position
• service: Work that a person does to assist others
• season: One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• perfectly: In a faultless manner; without mistakes
• delicious: Very pleasing to eat; especially pleasing
• lobster: Large hard-shelled sea crustacean, prized as food
• chef: Person whose job is to cook food in a restaurant
• herb: Small leafy plant used in medicines or food
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• spaghetti: Italian pasta in long thin strands
• dome: Rounded roof or ceiling shaped like half a ball
• dish: Shallow container that you cook or serve food in
• quail: A type of bird hunted for sport
• garnish: To add salad, etc. as decoration to food
• meat: Flesh of a dead animal that you eat
• sugar: Substance which the body stores or uses for energy
• turkey: Edible bird resembling a large chicken
• ray: Person's name
• pasta: Type of Italian food, such as spaghetti
• bass: Type of fish
• pew: Long bench, usually used in churches
• pork: Meat of a pig, used for food
• kitchen: Place where food is cooked
• risotto: Rice cooked with broth and sprinkled with cheese
• ravioli: Small square cases of pasta with savory fillings
• robin: Person's name
• veal: Meat from a young cow
• spa: Place you go to bathe in/drink water for health