Vocabulary

• play around: To cheat on your partner romantically
• have to: Must do
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• shout out: A public expression of greeting or praise.
• much about: A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
• drop out: To take no part in a society you disapprove of
• at least: As a minimum
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• with just: Using only; with no more than.
• roll down: To move downwards by turning over and over.
• stack up: To compare with something else; measure up.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• around the corner: Very near; close by.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• close out: To sell off or eliminate remaining items or inventory, often at discounted prices.
• except for: Not including; excluding.
• play out: To use up or exhaust
• keep at: To continuously try to do something
• of value: Having worth, importance, or usefulness.
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• sell off: To sell something quickly, usually because you need the money or because you want to stop being involved with it.
• hold onto: To grasp or grip something tightly.
• goes to show: To demonstrate or prove something.
• down the line: At a later time; in the future.
• link up: To connect or join together physically.
• good bit: A significant amount or portion.
• go on: To continue doing something
• move down: To physically shift to a lower position or location.
• just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• fuel up: To fill a vehicle with fuel.
• dying to: Extremely eager or anxious to do or have something.
• get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
• speed up: To move more quickly
• play on: To exploit or take advantage of something, such as someone's emotions or weaknesses.
• drop into: To visit someone or some place casually and often briefly.
• go straight: To continue in the same direction without turning.
• cash out: To count the sales at the end of a business day
• finish out: To complete the remainder of a period before stopping.
• in the game: Still involved or active in a competition or situation.
• lose out
• prior to: Before a particular time or event.
• going on: To continue doing something
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• allow for: To take into consideration
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• incredibly: To a great degree; very; amazingly
• bunch: A group of things of the same kind
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• trait: A particular characteristic that can produce a particular type of behavior
• immediately: Without any delay; straight away
• spot: A certain place or area
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• combat: To fight someone or something physically
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• fantastic: Strange or unusual in design or appearance
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• shelter: Place to protect people/animals from abuse
• edge: An advantage you have over others
• upset: (Of stomach, etc.) not functioning well; sick
• rough: Causing or involving violence, force, and harm
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• board: Surface for posting or showing information
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• tragic: (Of a play, movie, or book) with a sad ending
• honestly: With truth or sincerity; I'm being honest with you
• fit: Good looking; physically attractive
• slam: To criticize sharply
• enemy: Something that stops you doing what you want
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• master: To gain control over something
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• streak: An continuous amount of something, e.g. luck
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• roll: Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
• makeshift: That only serves as something temporarily
• damage: Physical harm that is done to something
• armor: Defensive (e.g. metal) covering for bodies, things
• contest: Struggle or competition between rivals
• great: Very good; better than before
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• forecast: Prediction of some future thing, e.g. the weather
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• blade: One of several flat pieces in a fan which move air
• spatula: Hand tool used to mix or spread soft substances
• rotate: To regularly change people who perform a role
• flex: To move a part of the body to stretch muscles
• augment: To make something larger, stronger, more effective
• cap: Covering for the end or top of something
• unfortunate: Having bad luck; bringing a bad result
• tank: Container for holding liquid or gas
• unit: One apartment in a building
• lobby: Main entrance and waiting room of public building
• carousel: Moving belt carrying bags to be claimed at airport
• emblem: Visual sign or symbol of (nation or organization)
• triple: Group or set of three
• setup: Way something is organized or arranged
• inferno: Large fire in a building or other place
• spat: A small fight or disagreement
• ad: Public notice or advertisement