Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• going on: To continue doing something
• got to: To arrive at some place
• first up: Firstly; to begin with; the first item on a list or agenda.
• for long: For a considerable period of time.
• for nothing: Without payment or reward; to no purpose or effect; in vain
• look through: To examine carefully to see what is there
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
• made with: Containing a particular ingredient or material.
• by the sound of it: Based on what you hear or have been told.
• apart from: Except for; not considering
• have a cow: To become very upset or angry.
• strip of: A long, narrow piece of something.
• in the field: Working or doing research in a real-world environment, not in a classroom or laboratory.
• talk about it: To discuss a particular subject.
• turned upside down: In an inverted position; reversed or disordered.
• finish off: To complete the last part of something.
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• go on: To continue doing something
• join in
• shut up: To close something, e.g. a shop
• crowd out: To take the place of someone or something
• as with: In the same way that something happens or is true of something else.
• on a plate: To receive something easily, without much effort.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• except for: Not including; excluding.
• stand by: To keep to an agreement
• in the zone: Experiencing a state of heightened focus and performance.
• burn in: To cause a permanent ghost image on a screen by displaying a static image.
• in half: Divided into two equal parts.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• check out
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• good: Proper, appropriate or right
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
• smell: To have a particular odor
• biscuit: A cookie
• sugar: Substance which the body stores or uses for energy
• flavour: Taste of something, especially in food or drink
• God: Someone admired because they are famous or good
• lonely: Sad because apart from other people
• prince: Person's name
• Taiwan: A government on the island of Taiwan established in by Chiang Kai-shek after the conquest of mainland China by the Communists led by Mao Zedong
• egg: Hard-shelled thing from which a young bird is born
• coconut: A large nut with a hairy shell and white flesh
• gummy: Having the sticky properties of an adhesive; covered with adhesive gum