Vocabulary

• see through: To realize the truth about
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
• come up: To come closer to someone; approach
• mix up: To put various things together so they become one
• put out: To publish, e.g. a book
• hand up: To raise one's hand in order to get attention, especially in a classroom.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• join in
• allow me: A polite way of offering to do something for someone.
• face down: To confront or deal with someone or something in a brave or determined way.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• hear things: To imagine hearing sounds or voices that are not real.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• tv show: A television program.
• go on: To continue doing something
• take off: To remove, e.g. your clothes
• race course: A track or ground where races are held, especially for horses.
• halfway through: At or in the middle of a period of time or an activity.
• off the mark: Inaccurate; not correct.
• for instance: As an example.
• swap over: To exchange places or positions with someone else.
• stand over: To watch or supervise others closely, like a boss
• touch on: To briefly discuss
• walk around: To stroll or wander in a leisurely way.
• back up: To save a copy of your computer data
• got the idea: Understood something.
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• bottle out: To decide not to do something because of fear or lack of confidence.
• next to: Being located along side another
• hold onto: To grasp or grip something tightly.
• from side to side: Moving left and right repeatedly.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• hop up: To jump or climb onto something.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
• look away: To turn your eyes in a different direction, especially because you are embarrassed, frightened, or upset.
• look back: To think about past events
• at risk: In danger; likely to be harmed
• all along: From the beginning; all the time.
• applause: The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• aware: Knowing or feeling that something exists
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• leave: To go away from; depart
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• hand: Cards given to a player in a card game
• laughter: Action or sound of laughing
• spike: The top point in a graph
• drift: (Of sand, etc.) to be blown into heaps by the wind
• glass: Clear hard container used for drinking
• excellent: Extremely good
• magic: Attractive, appealing, and exciting quality
• mix: To combine two or more things to make one