Vocabulary

• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• from now on: Starting at this moment and continuing indefinitely into the future.
• by the book: According to the rules; strictly
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• have to: Must do
• with just: Using only; with no more than.
• going on: To continue doing something
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• save for: To keep money so that you can buy something with it in the future.
• good thing going: A successful or advantageous situation or activity.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
• amount: Quantity of something
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
• upset: (Of stomach, etc.) not functioning well; sick
• refer: To talk about or write about something
• diminish: To make something smaller or less important
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• democratic: (Of government) giving the people power, a vote
• colleague: Person you work or cooperate with
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• movement: Part of a piece of classical music
• personally: By a specific person, and not by anyone else
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• bottom: The part of your body you sit on
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• century: Period of 100 years
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• host: Mass; a great number
• millionaire: Person with 1,000,000 dollars, euros etc. or more
• difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
• person: Man, woman or child
• invent: To create something such as a story or excuse
• wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
• trust: To expect confidently
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• puppet: Person or group that is controlled by another
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• guy: Man; boy; any person
• senator: An elected politician belonging to the senate
• lizard: Reptile with scales and a long body and tail
• billionaire: Person with more than 1,000,000,000 dollars etc.
• title: Book produced by a publisher
• monster: Large frightening imaginary creature
• amber: Hard, clear yellow dried resin from trees
• widow: Woman whose husband has died
• gallon: Unit of liquid equal to 4 US quarts (3.785 liters)
• duke: Title given to a man below the rank of prince
• salamander: Amphibian resembling a lizard
• duchess: Wife or widow of a duke
• corset: Stiffened garment worn to make you look slimmer
• lifelike: Realistic; looking real
• garland: Crown made from flowers and leaves worn on head
• unkind: Lacking kindness; mean; ungenerous
• holly: Tree with red berries, associated with Christmas
• shoo: Said to make people or animals go away
• oz: Abbreviation for 'ounce' or 'ounces'