Vocabulary

• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• cut on: To switch on; to activate (a device or light).
• grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
• feel for: To have sympathy for someone; to empathize with someone's situation.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• across the board: Broad in scope or content
• in check: Under control; restrained.
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• light on: To illuminate something.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• stand for: To support a particular idea, e.g. in politics
• bring to: To make someone to wake up from being unconscious
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• got to: To arrive at some place
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• talk about it: To discuss a particular subject.
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• reach out: To attempt to communicate with someone.
• drop off: To leave someone, something somewhere
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• out of character: Not typical of someone's personality or usual behavior.
• pile on: To add a large amount of something.
• guard against: To take precautions against something undesirable.
• in the weeds: Overwhelmed by complexity or amount of work.
• perspective: Artistic method of creating a sense of distance
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
• confident: Feeling that you can do well at something
• bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
• bond: Rope, chain or other thing used to tie someone up
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• pile: Large amount of something
• society: A group who meet to share values or interests
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• adopt: To legally take a child into your family
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• expose: To make visible, without covering or protection
• guard: To keep watch over something to protect it
• leave: To go away from; depart
• important: Having power or authority
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• zone: Area of space designated for a particular use
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• dope: Someone you think it stupid or a fool
• armor: Defensive (e.g. metal) covering for bodies, things
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• celebrate: To observe an event or occasion, e.g. a birthday
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• area: Amount of measured space
• group: Two or more musicians who play music together
• exciting: To cause a reaction; make active
• bum: (Slang) the part of the body on which you sit
• championship: Sports competition to find the best player or team
• tot: A small child
• thi: An old -fashioned word for you