Vocabulary

• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• catch up: To become equal with another person
• in tune: Agreeing in pitch; agreeing in opinion
• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• 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
• pick me up: To collect someone or something from a place.
• stop working: To cease performing a task or function; to become non-operational.
• put it down: To place something on a surface.
• put off: To take off, e.g. clothing
• stay up: To not go to bed until late
• in a while: In a short period of time; soon.
• once in a while: Occasionally; not very often.
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• in a hurry: Acting or moving with great haste; rushed.
• stop by: To visit someone or some place for a short time
• last straw: The final problem in a series of problems that causes someone to lose patience or give up.
• laid back
• on the same page: To have a shared understanding or agreement about something.
• at work: Located at one's place of employment
• on to: Toward something; forward
• awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
• rhythm: Pattern of events, motions, or changes
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• barely: Only just; just possible
• aware: Knowing or feeling that something exists
• universe: All of space that contains planets and stars
• assignment: Task you are given to do (as in the armed forces)
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• soak: To make something completely wet
• slice: Way of hitting the ball so the ball curves
• leave: To go away from; depart
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• important: Having power or authority
• promise: To say you will certainly do something
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• daily: Happening every day
• college: School or educational institution for adults
• great: Very good; better than before
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• concert: Musical entertainment performed in public
• arrange: To write music for a particular instrument
• pan: To follow an object being filmed with a camera
• speed: How fast or slow something is or is done
• castle: Large defensive building in historical times
• zip: To compress digital documents into one file
• fry: To cook something in fat or oil
• mark: Person's name
• army: Large group of soldiers organized to fight in wars
• breakfast: First meal of the day
• homework: Work that a student is given to do at home
• miller: Someone who grinds grain into flour
• baseball: Small ball used in the game of baseball
• schoolwork: Work students do in class and for homework