Vocabulary

• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• have to: Must do
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• back then: At that time in the past.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• break out
• inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
• down the middle: In or along the center of something.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• get along: To have a friendly relationship with someone; like
• work out
• take off: To remove, e.g. your clothes
• winning the lottery: To be successful in a game of chance where numbers are drawn.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
• ridiculous: Funny or foolish; deserving to be laughed at
• introvert: Person who does not like social contact
• exaggerate: To makes things seem more extreme than reality
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• curious: Wanting to know more about something
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• sensitive: Taking offense easily; easily upset or hurt
• appearance: The way a person looks to others
• standard: Official unit of measuring something
• surgery: Medical operation involving cutting into body
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• chubby: Somewhat fat
• plastic: Stiff but usually flexible man-made material
• luxury: Something expensive bought for pleasure
• totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
• spill: Accident when someone falls
• pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• compete: To try to beat others at something, e.g. a race
• stressful: Worrying; causing tension
• smack: To slap or hit, e.g. with a resounding noise
• fluently: In an able and easy manner
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• motion: Suggestion at a meeting
• mad: Very angry
• purse: Small bag for carrying money and other things
• glow: Pink color in the face, e.g. from exercise/emotion
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• curl: To form something into a round or curved shape
• nowadays: At the present time; now
• mumble: Speech that is not clear enough or loud enough
• person: Man, woman or child
• pimple: Small inflamed bump on the skin, e.g. from acne
• wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• dye: A liquid that colors hair, cloth etc.
• popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
• skinny: Too thin; very lean
• entrance: A place where you enter a house or other building
• weigh: To balance things against each other
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
• type: Printed letters or blocks used for printing them
• carry: To have a child, be pregnant
• giggle: To laugh in a childish or silly way
• lottery: Betting game of buying tickets to win money
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• elementary: Basic, simple, or essential
• makeup: Substance put on the face to make you look pretty
• wallet: Small flat case for money, credit cards etc.
• laser: Strong narrow beam of high-powered light
• liner: Material used to cover the inside surface of
• tong: Chinese secret society or fraternal organization