Vocabulary

• on point: Perfectly done; exactly right.
• out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• tuck in: To start to eat a meal
• count on: To depend on someone
• in business: Actively operating as a commercial enterprise.
• breaks down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• for instance: As an example.
• in the game: Still involved or active in a competition or situation.
• at least: As a minimum
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• prior to: Before a particular time or event.
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• paid work: Employment for which one receives payment; a job.
• going on: To continue doing something
• got to: To arrive at some place
• at work: Located at one's place of employment
• in terms of
• holding out hope: To continue to hope that something will happen, even if it seems unlikely.
• check out
• driver: People who move cattle from one place to another
• plate: Flat dish used for eating or serving food
• dress: Women's garment with a top part and a skirt
• shirt: Light garment for upper body, with sleeves
• email: A message like a letter sent by computer or phone
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• man: Humans in general, including male and female
• boy: A young male person
• answer: To reply to a question someone asks
• friend: Person who you like and enjoy being with
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• school: Large group of fish that swim together
• house: Place where a specific activity or business occurs
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• thing: (Used to introduce the reason for something)
• glad: Happy or pleased about something/to do something
• college: School or educational institution for adults
• generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
• sir: Form of polite address to a man you do not know
• count: To add things together to find the total number
• inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
• impress: To make an emotional impact upon
• profile: To write a short description of a person or group
• senior: Person who has usually reached a specific old age
• founder: Person establishing an organization, school etc.
• intern: Person working to get experience/train for a job
• tuck: To put something into a small or safe place
• humor: Quality that makes something funny
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way