Vocabulary

• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
• ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• in school: Attending an educational institution.
• found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• take back: To say you no longer agree with an opinion you had
• find out about: To look for information to learn about it
• have to: Must do
• come out with: To go out with someone on a date
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• for the best: Resulting in the most positive or beneficial outcome, even if it's difficult or painful in the short term.
• of age: Having reached the legal age of adulthood.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• slow down: To reduce the speed
• come by: To become the owner of something, e.g. by accident
• in the back seat: Having a less active or secondary role; not in control.
• split up: To break up your marriage or relationship
• go on: To continue doing something
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• extraordinary: Beyond what is ordinary; very unusual; remarkable
• barely: Only just; just possible
• contract: To become ill as a result of getting a disease
• clever: Funny in a way that shows intelligence
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
• rough: Causing or involving violence, force, and harm
• rush: To attack someone suddenly in a group
• development: Act or process of growing bigger or more advanced
• affair: Secret sexual relationship between two people
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• hell: Any place of pain and suffering
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• suit: To be appropriate for a given situation
• reunion: Act of people meeting after being apart
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• college: School or educational institution for adults
• great: Very good; better than before
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• pat: Person's name
• difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
• skinny: Too thin; very lean
• lawsuit: A proceeding in law courts to get a legal decision
• pool: Amount collected, e.g. money, for some purpose
• crazy: Mentally ill; mad
• jewel: Precious stone like a diamond; gem
• wrestler: Fighter holding parts of their opponents body
• gold: Dark yellow color often seen in sunsets
• stone: Hard, solid piece of rock
• gekko: Small chiefly tropical, nocturnal lizard