Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• on to: Toward something; forward
• write up: To make a written record of (a study, etc.)
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• on the town: Out socially enjoying nightlife and entertainment.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• in school: Attending an educational institution.
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• at a time: Separately; one by one
• come on to: To make a sexual advance towards someone.
• shut up: To close something, e.g. a shop
• pop out: To go out somewhere quickly and briefly.
• in terms of
• put it down: To place something on a surface.
• jump out: To suddenly appear or move forward, often to surprise someone.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• got to: To arrive at some place
• sit tight: To wait patiently and take no action.
• hang on: To wait for the person you phoned to answer
• for a minute: For a short period of time; briefly.
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• down with: Suffering from an illness.
• settle down: To become calm and relaxed after not being so
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• carry on: To engage in an activity, e.g. a conversation
• incredible: Very good; amazing
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• substitute: To perform the tasks instead of someone else
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• favor: Support or approval from people
• degree: Amount or extent of something
• article: Word such as 'a', 'an', or 'the' used before nouns
• emergency: Sudden event needing an immediate action
• press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• appointment: Job, position or duty that is offered to a person
• excuse: To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
• secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• tight: Showing anxiety or anger; tense
• confusion: Not knowing what to do; state of disorder
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• pilot: To conduct a small practice experiment
• decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
• extension: Addition to something, e.g. a house
• accident: Sudden unplanned event causing damage, injury etc.
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• shut: To stop being open for business
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• land: Region or country
• fracture: Break in a bone, usually small
• minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
• frank: Member of the ancient Germanic peoples
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• service: Work that a person does to assist others
• pan: To follow an object being filmed with a camera
• partner: One you have a business/personal relationship with
• autograph: Signature of a famous person
• tout: To praise or promote something
• whoa: Tell someone to do something more slowly
• bathroom: Room where you take a bath or go to the toilet
• homework: Work that a student is given to do at home