Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• face down: To confront or deal with someone or something in a brave or determined way.
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
• walk with: To accompany someone while walking.
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• on sunday: Every Sunday; each Sunday.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• except that: But; with the exception that.
• two halves: Two equal parts of something.
• ball up: To crumple something into a ball shape.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• to date: Up to the present time; until now.
• have at: To attack someone or something.
• awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
• applause: The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
• trick: To fool someone in order to obtain a result
• crowd: To force too many things, people into
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• snap: To close your mouth quickly like biting something
• blow: To move something using air
• motivate: To give someone a reason, the will to do something
• beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
• favor: Support or approval from people
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• palm: Inner area of a person's hand
• tap: To access a liquid (e.g. in a tree) through a hole
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• slide: Part of machines that slides backward and forward
• leave: To go away from; depart
• amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• memory: Ability of the mind to call back past things
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• corner: To force into a position impossible to escape from
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• wise: Knowledgeable about life; having good judgment
• excited: To make something or someone become more active
• sloppy: (Of people) Not clean or orderly; messy
• gig: Show; performance; job for a musician or performer
• shuffle: To change the order of items/people in a group
• guest: Person invited to visit or stay in someone's home
• ace: Highest value card in a game of cards
• happiness: State of feeling pleased; feeling of satisfaction
• reversed: To drive a vehicle backward
• magician: Someone who performs magic tricks
• eagle: Very large, strong bird that hunts small animals
• spade: One of the two black suits in cards
• heave: To lift or pull something with great effort
• shuffling: To change the order of items/people in a group
• alrighty: Way of saying 'alright'