Vocabulary

• got to: To arrive at some place
• in terms of
• back up: To save a copy of your computer data
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• set up
• have to: Must do
• go after: To chase or pursue something
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• make a promise: To give someone your word that you will do something.
• work through: To deal with something systematically until it is completed
• on paper: In theory or as a plan, but not necessarily in reality.
• cut down: To reduce your use of something
• a couple hundred: Approximately two hundred.
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• get out from under: To free oneself from a difficult or oppressive situation.
• play in: To participate or compete in a game or competition.
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• from soup to nuts: Including everything from beginning to end.
• soup to nuts: Including everything from beginning to end; complete.
• do over: To repeat an action; do something again
• to some extent: Partially; not completely.
• screen out: To eliminate or reject something or someone, often by a filtering process.
• turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• sort out: To find a way of dealing with a problem; resolve
• given time: A specific time that has been scheduled or agreed upon.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• as opposed to: In contrast to; rather than.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• cut through: To pass or go directly through something, often overcoming an obstacle.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• out of proportion: Exaggerated or inappropriate in scale or degree.
• across the board: Broad in scope or content
• fall short: To fail to reach a required or expected standard or goal.
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• point out: To make others aware of an idea
• at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
• going on: To continue doing something
• work at: To have a job at a particular place or organization.
• work together: To collaborate or cooperate with others to achieve a common goal.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• bunch: A group of things of the same kind
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• laughter: Action or sound of laughing
• party: Social event often with food, drinks and dancing
• wait: To delay or not do something until later