Vocabulary

• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• family members: People related by blood, marriage, or adoption.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• in public: In a place where anyone can see or hear you.
• at work: Located at one's place of employment
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• peace out: An informal way of saying goodbye.
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• have to: Must do
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
• on the street: Located on or along a public road in a town or city.
• next to: Being located along side another
• ask for help: To request assistance or support.
• to order: To give an instruction or command.
• out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
• subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
• phrase: Common expression or saying
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
• positive: Showing agreement or support for something
• negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
• conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
• straightforward: Easy to do or understand; not complicated
• express: To send something by fast mail
• gratitude: Warm friendly feelings of thanks
• casual: Being careless or having little thought or effort
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• polite: Showing good manners or respect for other people
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• transition: Change from one state, movement, place to another
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• rude: Being unkind or impolite to others; disrespectful
• pleasure: Feeling of happiness, enjoyment, or satisfaction
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• intonation: Rises and falls in pitch of speech
• topic: Subject or issue people talk or write about
• formal: Observing rules and procedures strictly
• slight: Small (amount, quality)
• bump: To bounce along over a rough surface
• excuse: To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
• personally: By a specific person, and not by anyone else
• appreciation: Rise in value (of property or belongings)
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• public: Owned by the government
• greet: To meet with friendly words and actions; welcome
• person: Man, woman or child
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• sauce: Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
• mistake: Something done wrong/calculated wrong; error
• great: Very good; better than before
• affirmative: Saying 'yes'; confirming; agreeing to
• interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
• downward: Moving from a higher to a lower condition/place
• manuscript: Original piece of writing before it is published
• humor: Quality that makes something funny
• unbelievable: Being very hard to believe; very great
• upward: Toward some higher point or position
• bathroom: Room where you take a bath or go to the toilet
• restroom: Toilet; bathroom
• supermarket: Self-service store selling groceries etc.
• washroom: Lavatory (e.g. a lavatory in a public place)
• oui: (French) for 'yes'
• goodnight: (Said as you go to bed, leave someone at night)