Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• got to: To arrive at some place
• on the other side of: Located across something from a given point.
• in terms of
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• 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.
• cut down: To reduce your use of something
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• from home: Working or operating from one's residence.
• away from home: Not at one's residence; at a distance from one's home.
• dry out: To remove moisture from something; to become completely dry.
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• in charge: To be responsible for
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• look around: To explore a place; search for something.
• home in: Move or direct toward a specific target or goal.
• at least: As a minimum
• write down: To record in writing
• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• heading to: Going in a particular direction.
• for the world: Used to emphasize something would never happen.
• in the ground: Located within or beneath the surface of the earth.
• on record: Formally and publicly stated
• play out: To use up or exhaust
• breathe in: To inhale; to take air into the lungs.
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• per year: For each year; annually.
• almost all of: Nearly the entire quantity or number of something.
• out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• in business: Actively operating as a commercial enterprise.
• play in: To participate or compete in a game or competition.
• next door: Living in the house next to the one mentioned
• over the head: Too difficult for someone to understand or grasp.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• in town: Present or available in the local area or city.
• in red: Marked or written using the colour red.
• in total: Completely; with everything added together.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• for someone: On behalf of or intended for a particular person.
• feast or famine: A situation with either a lot or very little of something.
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• of the century: The most notable or important in a hundred-year period.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• the bottom line: The most important thing; the essential point.
• in power: Having control of a country or organization.
• for the better: Resulting in improvement; to a more favorable condition.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in control: Having the power to direct or regulate something; able to manage or direct a situation or person.
• disagree with: To have a different opinion from someone else.
• know better: To be wise enough not to do something.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
• pass from: To be transferred or transmitted from one person or thing to another.
• at the moment: At this time; now
• pack up: To put things into boxes and take them home
• on paper: In theory or as a plan, but not necessarily in reality.
• all over the place: In a state of disorder; scattered everywhere.
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
• school district: A specific geographic area or region responsible for the administration and operation of public schools.
• little bit crazy: Slightly mad or eccentric; somewhat irrational.
• pick on: To tease or bully someone
• be with: To accompany someone; to be in someone's presence.
• work at: To have a job at a particular place or organization.
• come together: To assemble or unite; to start working together.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
• turn back: To stop and move backward on some issue
• taken over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• ring in: To call by telephone.
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• atmosphere: Air around us
• border: To be right next to another country or state
• palm: Inner area of a person's hand
• plant: Factory or a place where things are made
• carbon: Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
• man: Humans in general, including male and female
• drought: Long period of dry weather
• forest: Large area with many trees
• God: Someone admired because they are famous or good
• rain: Drops of water that fall out of clouds in the sky
• syria: An Asian republic in the Middle East at the east end of the Mediterranean; site of some of the world's most ancient centers of civilization
• texas: The second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico