Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• going on: To continue doing something
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• in charge: To be responsible for
• got to: To arrive at some place
• catch up: To become equal with another person
• up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• go on: To continue doing something
• on to: Toward something; forward
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• pop in: To visit someone briefly.
• to taste: Add an ingredient according to your preference.
• call about: To phone someone for a particular reason
• good call: A wise or correct decision; a sensible choice.
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• slow down: To reduce the speed
• on the line: At risk; in a situation where something could be lost.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• help out: To assist someone
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
• for myself: Done for one's own benefit or use.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• whipped into shape: To be trained or improved to perform well or correctly.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• into shape: To improve physical fitness or condition.
• throw away: To fail to take advantage of a good chance
• on course: Likely to achieve a desired outcome after a period of difficulty.
• get it together: To organize your life and become more responsible.
• sit down: To take a seat
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• cut into: To divide something into pieces with a sharp tool.
• down with: Suffering from an illness.
• a couple hundred: Approximately two hundred.
• out of the gate: At the very beginning of an event or process.
• lean on: To depend on someone for support or help.
• count on: To depend on someone
• by the day: With each passing day; daily.
• off the charts: Extremely high or impressive; beyond normal measurement or scale.
• dying to: Extremely eager or anxious to do or have something.
• in advance: Ahead of time; before something happens
• to the core: Completely; fundamentally; in every aspect.
• get back to: To get in contact with someone again
• turn things around: To cause a situation or business to improve significantly.
• come on in: An invitation to enter a place.
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• sign out: To leave an online service you are using
• from time to time: Occasionally; sometimes but not regularly.
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• take it away: To remove something.
• first off: To begin with; firstly.
• play on: To exploit or take advantage of something, such as someone's emotions or weaknesses.
• from now on: Starting at this moment and continuing indefinitely into the future.
• all the things: Everything; all items or aspects
• to perfection: In a flawless or ideal manner; perfectly.
• found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
• happen on: To find or discover by accident.
• go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
• walk through: To show someone carefully how to do something
• for some reason: For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• quick look: A brief or cursory inspection or examination.
• throw out: To make someone leave, because of bad behavior
• in the house: Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• jump in: To enter a vehicle quickly.
• bounce around: To move in an energetic and lively manner; to jump or spring about.
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• put out: To publish, e.g. a book
• on the wing: In flight; flying.
• prior to: Before a particular time or event.
• pour in: To arrive or enter a place in large numbers or amounts.
• for a minute: For a short period of time; briefly.
• stand here: To remain in or move to this specific location.
• out of date: Expired; too old to be used
• in debt: State of owing money to a person or institution
• in trouble: Experiencing difficulties, problems, or legal issues.
• in shock: When not enough blood flows round the body
• come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• much about: A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
• up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
• cuisine: Certain style or technique of cooking
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• raw: Being uncontrolled or strong, as your emotions
• leave: To go away from; depart
• medium: Method of expressing ideas or feelings
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• apologize: To say sorry because of a mistake or injury
• hell: Any place of pain and suffering
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• british: Concerning the culture and people of British
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• vegan: Vegetarian who eats no animal or dairy products
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• shut: To stop being open for business
• sauce: Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
• pack: Bag carried on the back of donkey, etc.
• business: A company formed for making profit
• leak: Act of (gas, liquid) escaping through a small hole
• frozen: Hard, solid because it is below zero degrees
• frank: Member of the ancient Germanic peoples
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• service: Work that a person does to assist others
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• financially: From a financial point of view
• plumber: Worker installing toilets, pipes etc. in buildings
• chef: Person whose job is to cook food in a restaurant
• crab: Sea creature with a hard shell and two claws
• lamb: Young sheep
• freezer: Electric refrigerator operating below zero degrees
• salty: Containing or tasting like salt
• crazy: Mentally ill; mad
• salt: Natural white crystal used to flavor food
• nurse: Person trained to care for sick or injured people
• steak: Thick slice of meat from animal or large fish
• kitchen: Place where food is cooked
• catfish: Bony, freshwater fish with long barbels