Vocabulary

• run down: To be in a bad condition
• finish off: To complete the last part of something.
• get into it: To become interested in something and enjoy it.
• carry on: To engage in an activity, e.g. a conversation
• subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
• weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
• bunch: A group of things of the same kind
• mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
• doubt: Not being sure of something; lack of certainty
• purpose: Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
• dump: To end a romantic relationship
• silly: Careless
• calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
• absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
• spin: To make a ball rotate when throwing it
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• blow: To move something using air
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• string: To tie or connect things together with a thread
• insurance: Protection against loss/injury/death you pay for
• whip: To defeat thoroughly or easily
• pinch: A very small amount of something
• smash: Accident involving vehicles
• diaper: Towel/paper for baby's bottom for urine/feces
• dozen: 12 people or things
• sticky: Easy to adhere or stick to other things
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• sauce: Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
• match: To equal or be as good as something else
• dictionary: Book with the spellings and meanings of many words
• heat: State of anger, excitement, or arguing
• jar: To have a harsh or unsettling effect on someone
• carry: To have a child, be pregnant
• flour: Powder made from a grain used in cooking
• bulb: A round electronic device that produces light
• cactus: Fleshy spiky plant that grows in hot, dry areas
• mayonnaise: Creamy, thick savory dressing for food
• cottage: Small house in the country
• burrito: Flour tortilla folded around a filling
• light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• hurt: To cause pain, damage or injury
• add: To include as well
• gasoline: Liquid we put in cars to make them run
• hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
• fresh: Clean; not used or dirty
• hand: Cards given to a player in a card game
• plan: Drawing of how something should be done or made
• put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
• follow: To come after someone; be guided by someone
• salt: Natural white crystal used to flavor food
• ring: A roped area in which people fight or box
• cream: Pale color that is yellowish white
• bean: Large seed eaten as a vegetable
• dirty: Not clean
• thong: Leather strip