Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• got to: To arrive at some place
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• climb down: To descend, especially from a height, using your hands and feet.
• face to face: (Meeting) while looking at someone
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• keynote speaker: A main speaker at a conference or event, who sets out the central theme.
• fire escape: A special staircase or ladder for escaping from a burning building.
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• go away: To go on vacation
• in love with: Feeling romantic love for someone.
• in trouble: Experiencing difficulties, problems, or legal issues.
• fill out: To become fatter
• sit down: To take a seat
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• back up: To save a copy of your computer data
• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• get back at: To take revenge on someone
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• next to: Being located along side another
• going on: To continue doing something
• blow off steam: To release anger or frustration in a harmless way.
• wear in: To make (a new item of clothing, especially shoes) more comfortable by wearing it for a period of time.
• to God: Used to emphasize truth or sincerity.
• hook up with: To meet or connect with someone.
• hang out: To spend time with your friends
• on behalf of: As the representative of someone
• sum up
• check out
• break the ice: To say or do something to relieve tension or awkwardness, especially at the start of a conversation or meeting.
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• at work: Located at one's place of employment
• lie down: To put your body in a flat position, as to sleep
• set on: To attack
• like anything: Used to emphasize strong intensity or effort.
• put aside: To save money regularly.
• get past: To overcome an obstacle or difficulty.
• on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
• make a fist: To clench your fingers tightly into a ball.
• get together: To gather, or come together for some purpose
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• in a while: In a short period of time; soon.
• once in a while: Occasionally; not very often.
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• on the phone: Talking on the telephone.
• shut up: To close something, e.g. a shop
• stop by: To visit someone or some place for a short time
• together with: In addition to; along with.
• on time
• in hell: In a very bad or unpleasant situation
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
• at least: As a minimum
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• to the gods: Completely destroyed or ruined.
• count on: To depend on someone
• to death: Extremely; to a great degree
• take off: To remove, e.g. your clothes
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• trail: Series of marks or signs left by something moving
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• divorce: Legal breakup of a marriage
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• excuse: To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• hell: Any place of pain and suffering
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• suit: To be appropriate for a given situation
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• fill: To make something full
• great: Very good; better than before
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
• fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
• professor: Teacher who teaches at a college or university
• cousin: Child of your uncle or aunt
• trouble: To worry, bother or disturb someone
• apartment: Set of rooms to live in on one floor of a building
• death: When someone dies; the end of life
• kid: Child or young person
• duck: To avoid doing something that is difficult
• gas: Elements in our air, like oxygen or nitrogen
• whoa: Tell someone to do something more slowly
• keynote: Fundamental/central idea, point of a speech, etc.
• magic: Attractive, appealing, and exciting quality
• bathe: To be covered completely in something, e.g. light
• baby: A very young child, who cannot yet speak
• jasmine: Plant producing flowers and a sweet smell
• backhand: Handwriting that slopes to the left