Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• run to: To have enough money; be able to pay; afford
• inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
• check out
• miss out: To exclude; not include in something
• give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• back out: To say you will now not do something you promised
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• in real life: In the physical world; not online or in a fictional setting.
• fall for: To be deceived or tricked by someone
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• to date: Up to the present time; until now.
• in love with: Feeling romantic love for someone.
• make up: To invent or create a story
• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• going on: To continue doing something
• catch up: To become equal with another person
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• got to: To arrive at some place
• go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• jump in: To enter a vehicle quickly.
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• be with: To accompany someone; to be in someone's presence.
• come after: To follow someone in order to threaten them
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• come by: To become the owner of something, e.g. by accident
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• from now on: Starting at this moment and continuing indefinitely into the future.
• wait up: To wait for a while, e.g. for someone to join you
• awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
• pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• coincidence: Occurrence by chance, not design or planned
• creepy: Scary; annoying or unpleasant
• metaphor: Imaginative use of words to reveal a similarity
• relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
• dude: Form of address for a man
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
• ignore: To not listen to, look at, or pay attention to
• pregnant: Carrying your unborn baby inside you
• dramatic: Gripping the attention; causing an effect
• instantly: In a manner without delay; immediately
• linger: To take your time doing something; hang around
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• flee: To leave somewhere urgently, to avoid danger
• react: To change when mixing with other chemicals
• leave: To go away from; depart
• apologize: To say sorry because of a mistake or injury
• buddy: Friend, usually male
• alarm: Sound or light used for a warning or alert
• stalk: Thin part of a plant that allows it to stand
• scream: To make a sudden loud, high sound
• comfortable: Having more than enough e.g. money for your needs
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• overly: To a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
• flight: Act of leaving a place, usually to escape danger
• person: Man, woman or child
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• stranger: Someone you do not know
• bind: To cover a wound, as with a bandage
• lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
• luggage: Suitcases and bags
• burn: To destroy with fire
• gasp: To take a short quick breath because of surprise
• return: To hit something back to the other player or team
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
• clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• groan: To make a deep sound from despair, pain etc.
• closure: Feeling of accepting a death, divorce etc.
• sob: To make gasping sounds while crying
• pier: Strong post that helps support something
• grunt: To utter a deep sound like that of a pig
• runway: Long road where planes take off and land
• spy: Person who gets secret information about an enemy
• misunderstand: To fail to get the meaning correctly
• beep: Short high sound such as that made by a car horn
• ow: Sound people make when they are hurt
• ifs: Introducing conditions for some things to happen