Vocabulary

• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• have to: Must do
• look after: To take care of someone or something
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• got to: To arrive at some place
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• at work: Located at one's place of employment
• in return: As a reciprocal action or gesture; in exchange or repayment.
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• experience in: Knowledge or skill gained from doing something for a period of time.
• going on: To continue doing something
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
• take off: To remove, e.g. your clothes
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• out of control: Impossible to manage or control.
• on base: Having reached a base safely in baseball.
• in charge: To be responsible for
• of itself: Happening automatically without external cause or help.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• pull together: To work hard and cooperate with other people in order to achieve something
• best known: Most widely or popularly recognized, famous, or familiar.
• of all time: The best or most significant in history.
• in control: Having the power to direct or regulate something; able to manage or direct a situation or person.
• close by: Near in distance; nearby.
• jump off: To leave a path or designated area.
• at peace with: Feeling calm and content about something, especially after a period of worry or difficulty.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• go on: To continue doing something
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
• lay down on: To neglect duties or avoid work or effort.
• land on: To come down to the ground or another surface after flying or falling.
• turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• in the dark: Uninformed about something; unaware.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• wear off: To disappear gradually
• lay in: To provide stocks (e.g. for the winter)
• help out: To assist someone
• get on it: To start working on a task or action promptly.
• run to: To have enough money; be able to pay; afford
• a few moments: A short period of time
• on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
• at attention: In a formal, erect position with the arms at the sides, typically as a sign of respect or readiness.
• on the floor: Located on the ground or bottom surface of a room.
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• in bad shape: In poor physical or operational condition.
• unto itself: By itself; considered alone as a separate matter.
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• good person: A morally upright and kind individual.
• feel the need: To have a strong desire or urge to do something.
• reflect upon: To think deeply or carefully about something.
• crystal clear: Extremely clear and easy to understand.
• in trouble: Experiencing difficulties, problems, or legal issues.
• in turn: One after the other in a sequence or rotation.
• to the left: In or toward the left direction.
• share in: To participate in something; to have a part or interest in something.
• of yours: Belonging to you; your possession or property.
• spread out: To extend or stretch over a large area.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• by the numbers: In a methodical, step-by-step manner; according to a strict procedure.
• get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
• prior to: Before a particular time or event.
• blue collar: Relating to manual work or workers, especially in industry.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• dry up: (Of money etc.) to vanish or be nothing left of it
• this day and age: The present period or modern times.
• in this day and age: In the present time; nowadays.
• regardless of
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• hand out: To distribute papers (often in class)
• for someone: On behalf of or intended for a particular person.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• talk about it: To discuss a particular subject.
• get together: To gather, or come together for some purpose
• cut in: To interrupt someone's conversation
• pull forward: To move something or someone ahead or further in a particular direction.
• pull back: To move to a safer area; retreat
• go away: To go on vacation
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• come on over: An invitation to visit someone's home or location.
• special gift: A particularly thoughtful or unique present.
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• good: Proper, appropriate or right
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• business: A company formed for making profit
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• responsible: Being the cause of something that has occurred
• responsibility: Job, task or thing you are expected to look after
• flight: Act of leaving a place, usually to escape danger
• care: To feel interest, concern, or worry
• organization: Group of people with a particular purpose
• home: House, apartment or building to be rented or sold
• oxytocin: Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitocin); stimulates contractions of the uterus and ejection of milk