Vocabulary

• got to: To arrive at some place
• at the moment: At this time; now
• have to: Must do
• hit the road: To begin a journey; to leave.
• to the day: Exactly on the date specified, without any difference.
• in town: Present or available in the local area or city.
• next door: Living in the house next to the one mentioned
• finish up: To complete or bring something to an end.
• get back to: To get in contact with someone again
• bargain on: To rely on or depend on something happening.
• drive back: To force someone or something to retreat or move backward.
• rest up: To relax and get some rest in order to recover from tiredness or illness.
• chill out: To relax and stop being angry or nervous about something.
• in the meantime: During the time between two events; meanwhile.
• in fairness: Used to indicate honesty or justice in judgment.
• by god: An expression of surprise, shock, or emphasis.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• on the horizon: About to happen; approaching.
• out of town: Away from one's usual place of residence or work; absent from the local area.
• going on: To continue doing something
• just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• in terms of
• press on: To continue doing something in a determined way; to persevere.
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• paid off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
• wind down: To become quiet or calm, after activity
• fill in: To put earth in e.g. a hole
• at least: As a minimum
• apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
• awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
• stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
• spot: A certain place or area
• kinda: Short way of saying 'kind of'
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• dramatic: Gripping the attention; causing an effect
• section: A part of a whole
• trail: Series of marks or signs left by something moving
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• worthwhile: Worth the money, time or effort of doing something
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• route: Way to get from one place to another place; path
• abandon: To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
• gain: To increase in something, such as weight
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• trip: To release an electrical switch
• coast: Land near the sea or ocean
• ceiling: Top part of a room above your head
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• peninsula: Narrow strip of land projecting into a sea or lake
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• accommodation: Adapting to become better at handling situations
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
• glorious: (Of a hero, achievements) deserving praise and awe
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• chip: To break a small piece off something such as a cup
• surround: To be all the way around something
• detour: Indirect route to avoid something, as an accident
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• tunnel: Passage under the ground, often for cars or trains
• cemetery: Place where people are buried after they die
• valley: Area between mountains with river running through
• gorge: To eat food greedily and in large quantities.
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• canopy: Structure that hangs over something to shelter it
• traffic: The cars or vehicles on the road
• entrance: A place where you enter a house or other building
• area: Amount of measured space
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• tour: To travel to several places to perform a show
• inhabit: To live in a certain area or place
• rift: Opening made by splitting; a major disagreement
• coastline: Area of sea alongside the land in an area
• downhill: From higher ground to lower ground
• cape: Clothing without sleeves worn over the shoulders
• temple: A flat area on the side of the forehead
• lookout: Person who keeps watch, e.g. for an enemy
• scorch: To dry up from the power of the sun
• hillside: Side or slope of a hill
• nan: Flat Indian bread
• dong: Basic unit of money in Vietnam