Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• sit out: To refrain from participating in something.
• look to: Be looking to. be planning to (do something)
• get here: To arrive at a specific location.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
• in a minute: Very soon; in a short amount of time.
• head up: To lead or manage a team, project, or organization.
• have to: Must do
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• wind up: To be brought to a state of great tension
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• shut off: To stop the movement of something, such as water
• head out: To leave a place; depart
• inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• mess up: To make a mistake
• halfway through: At or in the middle of a period of time or an activity.
• things change: Circumstances or situations do not remain constant; they evolve or transform over time.
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• leg up: Assistance given to someone by lifting or pushing them up.
• on the inside: Having a position of authority or influence within an organization or system.
• on the other side of: Located across something from a given point.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• back up: To save a copy of your computer data
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• come over to: To visit someone's house
• set up
• block out: To cover so something cannot be seen or heard
• rule of thumb: A practical and approximate way of doing or measuring something.
• at the elbow: Being physically very close to someone, often providing assistance.
• get a hold: To make contact with someone
• at least: As a minimum
• turn in: To produce or achieve a good performance
• in relation to: Concerning; with reference to; regarding.
• out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
• turn on
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• grab: To take and hold something quickly
• technique: Way of doing by using special knowledge or skill
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• immediately: Without any delay; straight away
• typically: In a normal or usual way
• necessarily: In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
• variety: Particular type of thing or person
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
• comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• butt: (Informal) fleshy part of your body you sit on
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• reverse: Setting that makes the vehicle go backward
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• gear: To aim at or prepare yourself for something
• handful: an amount of something that can be held in one hand; small quantity or amount of people or things
• drill: A machine that makes holes with a metal bit
• grip: To hold someone's interest
• address: Exact street location of a place
• direction: When someone tells people what to do
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• thumb: To use your thumb to request a ride in a car
• tuck: To put something into a small or safe place
• scramble: To cause war planes to take off quickly
• guard: To keep watch over something to protect it
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• peel: Outer covering, or skin, of a piece of fruit
• channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• defend: To protect and explain your position in court
• hip: The upper part of Leg
• choke: To cause someone not to breathe
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• point: An item to be discussed
• hook: Bent tool used to catch fish or to hang things on
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• lap: (Of water) to move in a gentle repeated motion
• peek: To look at something quickly (often secretly)
• pivot: Point on which something turns or balances
• elbow: Middle part of the arm, which bends
• quadrant: Quarter of a circle or land area
• anaconda: Large snake of tropical South America