Vocabulary

• down in the dumps: Feeling sad, depressed, or discouraged.
• in the dumps: Feeling sad or depressed.
• down with: Suffering from an illness.
• going on: To continue doing something
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• any sort of: Any kind of; any type of
• on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
• at work: Located at one's place of employment
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• quiz question: A question asked in a quiz to test someone's knowledge.
• get after: To talk to in order to get someone to do something
• do the trick: To solve a problem or achieve a desired result.
• go in for: To enter a competition
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• at least: As a minimum
• check out
• equivalent: Equal to something in value, use or meaning
• apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
• expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
• regret: Feeling of being sorry, as for what you didn't do
• recap: Brief description of something that had been said
• trick: To fool someone in order to obtain a result
• vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
• therapy: Treatment to help cure an illness
• miserable: Very unhappy
• achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
• describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• cozy: Comfortable, warm, pleasant, and often, small
• wardrobe: Stock of clothes belonging to a person
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• comfort: To try to make distressed person feel better
• association: Organization of people with the same interest
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• retail: Business of selling products to the public
• survey: Broad view or general description of something
• household: Being in everyday use; common
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• mood: Emotion or a state of mind; how you feel
• quiz: A game in which players answer questions on topics
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• guilt: Shame at doing something bad or wrong
• remorse: Sense of guilt for something bad you did
• intend: To plan or want to do something
• pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
• sharp: Person's name
• comfortable: Having more than enough e.g. money for your needs
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• programme: A plan or schedule of events
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• stab: To strike a blow with a knife, as to kill someone
• wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
• bore: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• figuratively: In a manner a metaphor; not literally
• leopard: Large cat with short fur and black spots
• pang: Sudden and strong sense of pain or hunger
• tired: Without energy so you want to rest or fall asleep
• twitter: To make small chattering sounds, like some birds
• humorous: Being funny or causing someone to laugh
• ad: Public notice or advertisement
• clothe: To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress
• cosy: Comfortable, warm, pleasant, and often, small
• online: Connected to the internet
• unhappy: Not feeling happy; sad or worried