Vocabulary

• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• help out: To assist someone
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• get into it: To become interested in something and enjoy it.
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• as opposed to: In contrast to; rather than.
• check out
• point out: To make others aware of an idea
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• with time: As time passes; eventually.
• go away: To go on vacation
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• result in: To cause or produce as a consequence.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• pick over: To carefully examine things to select from them
• episode: One separate event in a series of events
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• hand: Cards given to a player in a card game
• thumb: To use your thumb to request a ride in a car
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• rule: Something that is normal and usually happens
• lesson: Something done to learn or teach something; class
• dull: Not exciting or interesting; boring; lifeless
• tone: Atmosphere or feeling in a message
• play: To act as a character in a movie, or on stage
• write: To compose letters and words on paper or a screen