Vocabulary

• turn away: To go in a different direction; not face something
• in the mix: Being involved or included in a group or activity.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• by blood: Connected through biological or family relationships.
• against the grain: Contrary to someone's natural inclinations or feelings; in opposition to what is normal or expected.
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• all at once: Suddenly; at the same time
• at once: Immediately; without delay
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
• in circles: Moving or going around and around; not progressing.
• have to: Must do
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• dig in: To start eating eagerly and enthusiastically.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• up to something: Doing something; planning something, often secret or mischievous.
• add up to: To amount to a particular sum or total.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• in terms of
• edge up: To increase slightly.
• just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
• to the left: In or toward the left direction.
• left and right: In both the left and right directions.
• of a kind: Unique; not like anything else
• mess with: To interfere with or tamper with something.
• turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• come up: To come closer to someone; approach
• warm up: To gently exercise muscles before doing sport
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• beefing up: To be made stronger and stronger
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• take away from: To reduce the positive effect or value of something.
• go in with: To join with others in a business venture or undertaking.
• beef up: To be made stronger and stronger
• on and off: Intermittently; not continuously.
• in comparison: When compared to something else.
• next to: Being located along side another
• hear things: To imagine hearing sounds or voices that are not real.
• home in: Move or direct toward a specific target or goal.
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• fit together: To combine or join parts properly or correctly.
• much about: A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• put together: To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• subtle: Delicate or slight so it is difficult to perceive
• pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
• slightly: Only a little
• boost: To increase something; to make something better
• spectrum: The wavelengths of colors from red to violet
• achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• cue: Word or action in a play to tell an actor to speak
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• grain: Seeds of plants used for food
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• comparison: Act of comparing things
• lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
• clarity: Being easy to be seen through, heard or understood
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• mystery: Quality of being strange and not understood
• depth: Distance below a surface
• goal: Something you try to do or achieve; an aim
• curve: Smooth rounded line that is not straight
• frequency: Number of repetitions of (radio or sound) wave
• silent: Without making any noise; soundless
• broad: General; not detailed
• master: To gain control over something
• important: Having power or authority
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• shelf: Flat, narrow surface on an area of rock or sand
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• tumble: To fall downwards, hitting the ground a few times
• client: Person paying for professional services
• detail: Small part of something; tiny fact
• point: An item to be discussed
• great: Very good; better than before
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• rig: To dishonestly fix the result of elections, games
• vocal: Expressing an opinion publicly in a loud way
• snare: To trap using a device or clever trick
• widow: Woman whose husband has died
• mid: At (or near) the middle point
• bass: Type of fish
• compression: Act of reducing something in time, size, quantity
• loudness: Quantity or degree of sound produced by something
• hz: Unit for measuring the frequency of sound waves