Vocabulary

• deal with
• saved by the bell: Rescued at the last possible moment.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• valley girl: A stereotypical young woman from the San Fernando Valley in California, characterized as materialistic, superficial, and using a distinctive slang.
• as a matter of fact: In reality; actually; used to emphasize the truth of a statement, often when it differs from what someone might expect or believe.
• of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
• all over the place: In a state of disorder; scattered everywhere.
• out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
• have to: Must do
• in the fast lane: Living a busy, exciting, and often risky life.
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• genuine: Being real, actual, and not false or artificial
• kinda: Short way of saying 'kind of'
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• fancy: To want to have or do something; feel like
• express: To send something by fast mail
• commercial: Radio or television advertisement
• tongue: Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
• suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• outrageous: Exceeding the usual limits; far too extreme
• swallow: To believe (something that is not true)
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• visual: Of or relating to vision
• fortune: What might happen to you in the future
• original: Being first made, thought or performed; fresh
• secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
• tick: To function properly or normally
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• director: Senior person who manages part of an organization
• terrible: Very bad; horrible
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• overlap: To lie over or cover a part of something else
• speech: A formal talk to an audience
• reinforcement: Act of strengthening or supporting an army
• success: Achievement of a desired purpose or goal
• sudden: Happening or done quickly or unexpectedly
• electronic: Operating by use of electricity; digital
• pickle: A cucumber preserved in brine or vinegar
• miniature: Small model of something larger
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• mistake: Something done wrong/calculated wrong; error
• valley: Area between mountains with river running through
• lane: Marked strip of the road or swimming pool
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• guy: Man; boy; any person
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• machine: Piece of equipment used to do work
• pepper: Green, red, or yellow vegetable with hollow center
• twister: Violent windstorm revolving around central point
• dock: To take away a part of an animal's tail
• duck: To avoid doing something that is difficult
• lively: Full of life and energy; merry; animated
• percussion: Musical instruments, such as cymbals or triangle
• peck: To strike sharply at something with the beak
• hamlet: Very small village
• piper: Person that plays a pipe, e.g. a bagpipe
• midget: Very small thing or person