Vocabulary

• at least: As a minimum
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• have to: Must do
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• break in: To wear new (shoes, etc.) to make them comfortable
• hang on: To wait for the person you phoned to answer
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• feel right: To seem correct or appropriate; to give a sense of being morally or ethically sound.
• pick out: To choose or select one item from many
• break up
• up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
• catch up: To become equal with another person
• on time
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• bright and early: Very early in the morning, soon after dawn.
• set up
• hang out: To spend time with your friends
• from now on: Starting at this moment and continuing indefinitely into the future.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• live and let live: Accept others' opinions and lifestyles without interference.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• piece of cake: (slang) easy to do
• down with: Suffering from an illness.
• of yours: Belonging to you; your possession or property.
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• clap back: To reply quickly and sharply to criticism or insult.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
• artificial: Dishonest, to seem fake, not sincere
• dude: Form of address for a man
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• suspicious: Doubtful about someone's honesty
• shift: To change in position or direction
• encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
• tongue: Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• universe: All of space that contains planets and stars
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• responsibility: Job, task or thing you are expected to look after
• hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
• leave: To go away from; depart
• fault: A failure or negative aspect of
• curriculum: Group of related courses in a school or college
• bury: To put something into the ground and cover it
• withdraw: To take money out of a bank account
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• defense: Argument in support of something
• alarm: Sound or light used for a warning or alert
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• sharp: Person's name
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• metaphorical: Using words imaginatively to reveal a similarity
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• lay: Amateur; not being a trained priest
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• sword: A long metal weapon with a sharp point and edge
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• prepare: To make something ready for use
• empire: Group of countries controlled by one government
• slurp: To drink noisily
• positivity: Tendency to be positive or accepting
• participation: Act of being involved in something
• clap: To make loud sounds by striking the hands together
• whoa: Tell someone to do something more slowly
• bathroom: Room where you take a bath or go to the toilet
• invert: To turn the order of things backwards
• ow: Sound people make when they are hurt