Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• have to: Must do
• go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• go on: To continue doing something
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• ahead of time: Before the scheduled time; early.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• have a heart: Show mercy or compassion to someone.
• leave out: To forget; omit
• cover up: To hide something bad; conceal
• in a row: One after another without a break.
• whole point: The main purpose or most important aspect of something.
• rely on: To depend on someone or something
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• stand for: To support a particular idea, e.g. in politics
• going on: To continue doing something
• quick question: A brief and simple inquiry.
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
• very top: The highest point or part of something.
• at least: As a minimum
• quick look: A brief or cursory inspection or examination.
• TYPE UP: To produce a document by typing.
• in detail: Thoroughly and completely; giving full particulars.
• hold onto: To grasp or grip something tightly.
• move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
• write down: To record in writing
• slow down: To reduce the speed
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• stay up: To not go to bed until late
• hang with: To spend time with someone.
• for a minute: For a short period of time; briefly.
• bad idea: An unwise or imprudent course of action.
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• next to: Being located along side another
• out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
• of yours: Belonging to you; your possession or property.
• when the time comes: At the appropriate or necessary future moment.
• take out: To apply for and get a license
• in writing: Expressed or presented in written form, rather than spoken.
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• write in: To add text to a document or form.
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
• in a while: In a short period of time; soon.
• once in a while: Occasionally; not very often.
• right in front: Directly ahead; in a position immediately before someone or something.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• point out: To make others aware of an idea
• kind of sad: Slightly sad; a little bit melancholy.
• study for: To prepare for an examination or test by learning and revising the subject matter.
• in practice: In reality or actual use; as opposed to in theory.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• across from: Being on the other side
• deal with
• back out: To say you will now not do something you promised
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• front and back: On both the front and rear surfaces.
• look back: To think about past events
• except for: Not including; excluding.
• not necessary: Not required; not needed.
• step to: To approach someone or something, often with a specific purpose.
• all over the place: In a state of disorder; scattered everywhere.
• on paper: In theory or as a plan, but not necessarily in reality.
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• familiar: Well-known or easily recognized
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• method: (Organized and planned) way of doing something
• describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
• lecture: To speak to someone to show anger or warn them
• abbreviation: Shortened form of a word or phrase
• board: Surface for posting or showing information
• subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• couple: To join something to something else
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• civil: Of citizens of a country; not military, criminal
• diet: To eat special or less food, as to lose weight
• sheet: Piece of cloth you put on the bed to sleep on
• wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
• bottom: The part of your body you sit on
• leave: To go away from; depart
• margin: Edge of an area
• habit: Loose clothing like a cloak, worn by monks, nuns
• semester: Half or a third of a school or college year
• important: Having power or authority
• economic: Concerning trade, industry, and money
• poisonous: Harmful; unfriendly; unpleasant
• terrible: Very bad; horrible
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• outline: Line around the outer edge of something
• memory: Ability of the mind to call back past things
• point: An item to be discussed
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• poison: To affect something in a very negative way
• slavery: State or condition of being a slave
• summary: Brief, complete and accurate
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• arrow: Symbol used on road signs to show direction
• diagram: A drawing intended to explain how something works
• afterward: Happening after something else happened
• workshop: A brief intensive course for a small group
• reconstruction: Process of rebuilding or improving structures
• frog: Small hopping amphibian
• unimportant: Not having a major effect; not important