Vocabulary

• smell a rat: To suspect that something is wrong or that someone is being dishonest.
• rat race: A way of life in which people are caught up in a fiercely competitive struggle for wealth or power.
• monkey business: Mischievous or deceitful behavior; trickery.
• pig out: To eat a large amount of food, often quickly and greedily.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• going on: To continue doing something
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• show in: To lead someone into a room or building.
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• in a bad way: In poor physical or emotional condition.
• in one sitting: All at one time; without interruption.
• not a pretty sight: Something unpleasant or ugly to look at or experience.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• play around: To cheat on your partner romantically
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• up to something: Doing something; planning something, often secret or mischievous.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• engage in: To participate or become involved in something.
• go nowhere: To be unsuccessful; to not achieve any progress or positive result.
• have to: Must do
• in shock: When not enough blood flows round the body
• on television: Appearing or broadcast on TV.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• time flies: Used to express that time seems to pass very quickly.
• by now: At the present time or already; before the present.
• pig: Animal that bacon, pork and ham come from
• business: A company formed for making profit
• animal: A living creature that is not a plant or person
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• pen: Small fenced area where people or animals are kept
• show: To be easily seen or displayed
• food: What people and animals eat to live
• funny: Causing laughter; amusing
• tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
• play: To act as a character in a movie, or on stage
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• running: To depart or travel according to a schedule
• good: Proper, appropriate or right
• rat: Long-tailed rodent similar to/bigger than a mouse
• monkey: An animal related to humans, which lives in trees
• race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
• copy: A counter for items that are the same
• copying: To make something look the same as the original
• negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
• crazy: Mentally ill; mad
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• dirty: Not clean
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• share: Part-ownership in a property, business or company
• less: Smaller in amount or degree
• cigarette: White paper tube filled with tobacco
• smell: To have a particular odor
• behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
• intelligent: Smart; able to think and reason
• shock: The passage of an electricity through the body
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• smart: Fashionable; well-dressed; well-groomed
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• visual: Of or relating to vision
• diet: To eat special or less food, as to lose weight
• illegal: Not allowed by the laws or rules
• leak: Act of (gas, liquid) escaping through a small hole
• insult: To disrespect someone by being rude or impolite
• swell: To feel overcome due to a strong emotion
• idiom: Phrase with a special, metaphoric meaning
• fox: Small forest animal with 4 legs and a long tail
• intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
• overweight: Weighing more than a normal or allowed amount
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• illustrate: To supply pictures to go along with words
• disgust: Strong feeling of dislike for something
• significance: The potential for something to have a big effect
• accumulate: To gather or acquire so that you have more of it
• negotiation: A formal discussion to reach an agreement
• compliment: Remark saying someone looks nice, plays well, etc.
• unethical: Behaving in a way not meeting moral standards
• depict: To represent or describe something using words
• ethical: Morally right; following principles of goodness
• hog: To claim or use most of something, in a greedy way
• skinny: Too thin; very lean
• birdie: Shooting a hole in one stroke under par in golf
• ape: Animal related to monkeys and humans
• poop: Feces
• zodiac: A belt-shaped region in the heavens on either side to the ecliptic; divided into constellations or signs for astrological purposes
• eng: Abbreviation of the English language.
• gangster: Member of a gang of violent criminals
• vid: A short form of 'video', especially one shared online.