Vocabulary

• beat up: To hurt someone badly by hitting and punching
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• picks up: To catch a criminal and take to police station
• got to: To arrive at some place
• at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
• feel for: To have sympathy for someone; to empathize with someone's situation.
• work at: To have a job at a particular place or organization.
• in the news: Being widely reported in the media.
• in jail: Imprisoned; confined in a jail or prison.
• in person: Physically present; not by proxy or remotely.
• behind bars: In prison; imprisoned.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• in hell: In a very bad or unpleasant situation
• of value: Having worth, importance, or usefulness.
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• without fail: Certainly; always; surely.
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• get in with: To become popular or friendly with someone, often for personal gain.
• phone number: A sequence of digits assigned to a telephone subscriber, used to make a call to that phone.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• other than: Except for; apart from.
• shout out: A public expression of greeting or praise.
• make or break: Capable of ensuring success or causing failure.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• have to: Must do
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• at least: As a minimum
• take out: To apply for and get a license
• throw away: To fail to take advantage of a good chance
• on paper: In theory or as a plan, but not necessarily in reality.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
• kinda: Short way of saying 'kind of'
• annoying: To make someone angry
• shift: To change in position or direction
• pile: Large amount of something
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• ethic: Set of moral principles; rules of behavior
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• panel: Group who answer questions or give opinions
• empty: Containing nothing; with no contents
• beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
• press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• count: To add things together to find the total number
• tray: A wide flat thing to carry food on
• alarm: Sound or light used for a warning or alert
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• crappy: Impolite term for not good, worthless
• weed: (Childish use) to urinate; go to the bathroom
• button: Small round piece material used to fasten clothing
• reservation: Arrangement to keep a room or table for you
• crispy: Dry and breaking with a sharp sound
• clash: To have a disagreement or fight over something
• chip: To break a small piece off something such as a cup
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• person: Man, woman or child
• nitrogen: A colorless chemical element without a smell
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• gibberish: Unintelligible talking
• trash: Garbage or anything that is worthless
• customer: Someone who buys goods or services from a business
• jar: To have a harsh or unsettling effect on someone
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• guy: Man; boy; any person
• store: To put things in a place for later use
• burglar: Thief who enters a building with intent to steal
• code: To express information in a series of numbers
• toast: Bread grilled to make it brown and crisp
• video: Recording capturing action with sound
• poster: A large, printed notice or picture
• bacon: Salted meat from a pig
• spokesperson: Advocate who represents another’s policy/purpose
• subway: Train system running under the ground in a city
• beep: Short high sound such as that made by a car horn
• freakin: Used to emphasize what is being said, or to express anger
• smoke: To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
• toaster: Electrical appliance for making toast
• extinguisher: Device used to put out fires
• jay: Bird with a blue and white pattern on the wing