Vocabulary

• write out: To write something in full instead of using abbreviations or symbols.
• firing blanks: To discharge a firearm loaded with cartridges that do not contain a projectile.
• shoot down: To make plane fall from sky by shooting rockets
• mouth off: To talk in an angry or rude manner, often complaining or criticizing.
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• shot in the dark: An attempt or guess with little chance of success or information.
• in the dark: Uninformed about something; unaware.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• have to: Must do
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• on the internet: Located or available on the internet.
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• for instance: As an example.
• up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
• go on: To continue doing something
• go together: To match well; to be harmonious or aesthetically pleasing.
• full picture: A complete and comprehensive understanding of a situation or issue.
• come up to: To meet expectations
• check out
• take out: To apply for and get a license
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• tie together: To fasten or connect two or more things with a tie or knot.
• by now: At the present time or already; before the present.
• with a bullet: Rapidly rising in rank or success.
• bad word: An offensive or taboo word; a swear word.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• going on: To continue doing something
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• write down: To record in writing
• add on: To attach or include something extra.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• shoot from the hip: To speak or act without careful thought or planning.
• from the hip: Without careful thought; spontaneously or impulsively.
• specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
• associate: Partner in professional work, e.g. in law
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
• method: (Organized and planned) way of doing something
• definition: Explanation of word's meaning, as in dictionaries
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• direction: When someone tells people what to do
• bullet: Metal object fired from a gun
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• board: Surface for posting or showing information
• idiom: Phrase with a special, metaphoric meaning
• tense: The use of grammar to state the time things happen
• aim: Act of pointing something at a target
• quiz: A game in which players answer questions on topics
• bounce: A person's energy or confidence
• source: Piece of information; a person giving information
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• important: Having power or authority
• shield: A family's coat of arms or insignia
• pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• verb: Word that expresses an action or state
• blank: Showing no emotion or understanding
• weapon: An advantage to help win a contest or conflict
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• bow: To (cause to) curve or bend
• captain: Title of a senior officer in the military
• ammunition: Supply of bullets, etc. that are fired from guns
• bang: To strike something loudly or forcefully
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
• dictionary: Book with the spellings and meanings of many words
• great: Very good; better than before
• arrow: Symbol used on road signs to show direction
• shoot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
• spider: Small creature with 8 legs that spins cobwebs
• poo: Feces
• ow: Sound people make when they are hurt