Vocabulary

• go shopping: To go to stores to buy things
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• on the internet: Located or available on the internet.
• stand by: To keep to an agreement
• rise and shine: A phrase used to tell someone to wake up and get out of bed, often in a cheerful way.
• wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• have to: Must do
• silly me: An expression used to acknowledge one's own foolishness or mistake in a lighthearted or self-deprecating way.
• fancy: To want to have or do something; feel like
• awful: Very bad; horrible; terrible
• measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
• silly: Careless
• flat: Apartment; set of rooms for living in
• clever: Funny in a way that shows intelligence
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• chest: Strong, lidded container for storing things
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• excuse: To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
• waist: Narrower part of your body between hips and chest
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• mistake: Something done wrong/calculated wrong; error
• dozen: 12 people or things
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
• excellent: Extremely good
• customer: Someone who buys goods or services from a business
• service: Work that a person does to assist others
• pardon: To forgive for some error or fault; let off
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• pair: Two of the same thing, e.g. socks
• leather: Chemically tanned animal skin, e.g. for shoes
• stupid: Not intelligent; lacking ability to learn easily
• expensive: Costing a lot of money
• thirsty: Having a powerful desire or need for something
• shine: To point a light in a certain direction
• vest: US sleeveless garment worn under a coat; waistcoat
• nick: Person's name
• careful: Trying not to make mistakes; working slowly
• downstairs: The floors below the current floor
• bathroom: Room where you take a bath or go to the toilet
• clothe: To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress
• tarantula: Large hairy poisonous tropical spider
• online: Connected to the internet
• denim: Thick strong cotton cloth often used in jeans
• neighbour: Person who lives, or is near, you
• ding: Dent in a car, etc. caused by being hit
• lemon: Badly made or poorly functioning product
• babe: Romantic term often used to your lover; darling
• cowboy: Man who tends cattle or sheep (often from a horse)
• supermarket: Self-service store selling groceries etc.
• ole: Dialect another way of saying 'old'
• motorbike: Motorcycle; vehicle with two wheels and an engine
• dong: Basic unit of money in Vietnam