Vocabulary

• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• have to: Must do
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• banana peel: The outer covering of a banana fruit, typically discarded after consumption.
• future self: The person you will become in the future, often used in the context of making decisions that will benefit your future well-being.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• at least: As a minimum
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• watch out: To be careful; to be alert to danger
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• on the surface: Appearing to be true or real until examined more closely.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• pop out: To go out somewhere quickly and briefly.
• move away: To relocate; to go and live in a different place.
• on paper: In theory or as a plan, but not necessarily in reality.
• look around: To explore a place; search for something.
• phone book: A book containing an alphabetical list of telephone subscribers in a particular area, with their telephone numbers.
• found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
• in the house: Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
• on the door: Situated on the surface or part of a door.
• going on: To continue doing something
• bouncing off the walls: Showing extreme energy or restlessness.
• of yours: Belonging to you; your possession or property.
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• start out: To begin your life or career in a particular way.
• dispose of: To get rid of something, especially by throwing it away.
• off the face of the earth: To vanish completely and become impossible to find.
• sit down: To take a seat
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• in principle: In theory; as a general idea, though not yet in practice or detail.
• turn around: To change your body to the opposite direction
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• step off: To leave or move away from a place or situation, often used as a command.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• close out: To sell off or eliminate remaining items or inventory, often at discounted prices.
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• for some reason: For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• at the corner: Situated where two streets or edges meet at an angle.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• left and right: In both the left and right directions.
• step out: To go outside for a short time
• jump in: To enter a vehicle quickly.
• run with: To take and work with an idea, plan as your own
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• character: Person in a story, movie or play
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• version: Different way that someone interprets something
• slip: Act of beginning to fall from losing balance
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• paradox: Surprising statement containing two opposing ideas
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• contract: To become ill as a result of getting a disease
• disrupt: To cause a disturbance in an activity in progress
• theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
• universe: All of space that contains planets and stars
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• coordinate: To match styles or colors that go well together
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• sink: To push something down into the ground
• inconsistent: Not tying together logically or with the facts
• theme: An main or dominant idea, motif
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• correct: Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
• leave: To go away from; depart
• totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• text: To send a message by phone or other device
• buddy: Friend, usually male
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• peel: Outer covering, or skin, of a piece of fruit
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• slide: Part of machines that slides backward and forward
• relative: Measured or considered in comparison to another
• unfold: (Of a situation) to be told or revealed
• tunnel: Passage under the ground, often for cars or trains
• hawk: Large bird kills smaller birds and animals
• conjecture: Forming an opinion/conclusion with little evidence
• terminator: Another name for exterminator
• titanic: Concerning great force or power
• grandmother: Your mother or father's mother
• grandfather: Your mother's or father's father