Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• in bed with: Closely associated with someone, often secretly or unethically.
• at least: As a minimum
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in vain: Without success or result; futilely.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• ass out: To eject someone forcibly from a place.
• from time to time: Occasionally; sometimes but not regularly.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• like a man: To act bravely or responsibly.
• sit down: To take a seat
• on paper: In theory or as a plan, but not necessarily in reality.
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• in hell: In a very bad or unpleasant situation
• the following: Next in order or sequence.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• within reason: Within acceptable or sensible limits; not exceeding what is fair or appropriate.
• throw on: To put on clothing quickly and carelessly.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• breaks down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• feel right: To seem correct or appropriate; to give a sense of being morally or ethically sound.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• by god: An expression of surprise, shock, or emphasis.
• swear by: To have great confidence in something; to believe that something is very effective.
• come at: To approach someone to attack them
• turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• from the start: From the very beginning; from the outset.
• consists of: Is made up or composed of.
• step aside: To move to the side to allow someone to pass.
• set up
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• back to work: Returning to one's job or professional duties after a period of absence.
• came to pass: To happen; to occur.
• courtesy of: Provided or permitted by (someone or something).
• clock in: To record the time of one's arrival at work, typically using a time clock.
• in a row: One after another without a break.
• drink up: To finish a drink completely.
• as for: Concerning; regarding.
• shit with: Informal: To deal poorly with something.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• kick in: (Of a medicine, plan, etc.) to start to have an effect; become operative
• going on: To continue doing something
• of yours: Belonging to you; your possession or property.
• knock it off: Stop doing something annoying or disruptive.
• used up: To use all of; consume
• for life: For the duration of one's life; permanently.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• on the inside: Having a position of authority or influence within an organization or system.
• without a doubt: Certainly; definitely.
• with just: Using only; with no more than.
• skim off: To remove (a substance) from the surface of a liquid.
• catch on: To become popular; start to be used
• wind up: To be brought to a state of great tension
• lead to: To result in some action
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• trade off: Exchange that occurs as a compromise
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• for shit: Used to say something is of very poor quality or useless.
• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• shut up: To close something, e.g. a shop
• pick out: To choose or select one item from many
• hand on: To pass or transfer something physically to someone else.
• by now: At the present time or already; before the present.
• down with: Suffering from an illness.
• dance around: To avoid discussing something directly.
• land on: To come down to the ground or another surface after flying or falling.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• yellow pages: A telephone directory with listings of businesses, often printed on yellow paper.
• to death: Extremely; to a great degree
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• draw out: To lengthen (far beyond the normal limits)
• in the dark: Uninformed about something; unaware.
• thick as thieves: Very close, friendly, and loyal relationship between people.
• in the wind: Something likely to happen or be revealed soon.
• man up: To behave in a braver or more resilient way; to face a difficult situation with courage.
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• shy of: A little less than; just under a certain amount.
• other than: Except for; apart from.
• look back: To think about past events
• on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
• go on: To continue doing something
• on wheels: Having wheels attached for easy movement.
• toss up: A situation in which either of two possibilities is equally likely.
• stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
• doubt: Not being sure of something; lack of certainty
• dumb: Senseless; stupid
• sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
• guilty: Responsible for doing something wrong
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• innocent: Free from guilt or responsibility for a crime
• fart: To break wind; to emit gas from the anus
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• swallow: To believe (something that is not true)
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• honest: Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
• crime: Act that is believed to be a mistake or foolish
• prison: Place the court puts criminals as punishment; jail
• leave: To go away from; depart
• hell: Any place of pain and suffering
• fuss: Act of being excited in a complaining manner
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• terrible: Very bad; horrible
• blind: Unable to see; with eyes that cannot see
• kick: Feeling of enjoyment or excitement
• score: A sharp mark or cut in the surface of something
• nail: Pointed piece of metal used to join pieces of wood
• shut: To stop being open for business
• shitty: Very bad
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• lay: Amateur; not being a trained priest
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• minimum: Smallest degree or level that is acceptable
• bite: Amount of food taken into your mouth at one time
• convict: Person in prison
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• ass: (Impolite) part of the human body that you sit on
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• prick: To pierce slightly with a sharp point
• crook: A criminal or thief; dishonest person
• bullshit: Telling lies, nonsense (very rude)
• sear: To use high heat to quickly burn the surface of
• fella: Way of spelling 'fellows'
• goddamn: Very bad; terrible
• lawyer: Professional who helps people with the law
• canary: Small yellow songbird that can be kept as a pet
• sonny: Friendly way of addressing a boy