Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• on offer: Available at a reduced price or with special terms.
• in spades: To a great degree; abundantly.
• help out: To assist someone
• cool off: To become cooler.
• top off: To complete or finish something in a satisfying way.
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• off the rails: Out of control; behaving unpredictably.
• power down: To turn off a device or system completely.
• look through: To examine carefully to see what is there
• smarten up: To improve one's appearance by dressing more smartly or tidily.
• on the stock: Present or available in inventory or storage.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• make a killing: To make a large profit very quickly and easily.
• go shopping: To go to stores to buy things
• or simply: Alternatively; in a more straightforward way.
• on the streets: Without a home; homeless or exposed outdoors.
• good samaritan: A person who voluntarily offers help or sympathy to someone in trouble.
• take good care: To look after someone or something well; ensure their well-being.
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• en route: On the way; during a journey.
• in a hurry: Acting or moving with great haste; rushed.
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• on the move: Traveling or going from place to place.
• around town: In the local area or vicinity.
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• zip down: To move quickly downward or to a lower place.
• get your hands dirty: To do hard or unpleasant work yourself.
• for the heck of it: Doing something without serious reason, just out of curiosity or fun.
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• visit: To go to a place for a time, usually for a reason
• car: A vehicle with wheels and engine to carry people
• bus: A large road vehicle used for carrying many people
• want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
• plane: An airplane
• long: Person's name
• hair: Long thin strands growing on your head or body
• leave: To go away from; depart
• ride: Machine at an amusement park for riding on for fun
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• good: Proper, appropriate or right
• indoors: Inside or into a building
• street: Road in a city with buildings and places to walk
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• greener: Environmentally friendly
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• dirty: Not clean
• bike: 2-wheeled vehicle ridden by pushing on foot pedals
• prefer: To like something better than something else
• mountain: Very high piece of land, higher than a hill
• cash: Physical money (not credit card or digital)
• afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
• trip: To release an electrical switch
• clearest: Being the easiest to understand; most obvious
• thin: Flowing with ease; with a high percentage of water
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• level: Specific height of something
• golf: Game played to hit a ball into a hole with a stick
• helicopter: Aircraft with spinning blades at the top
• entertainment: Act or process of providing service for someone
• identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
• cultural: Of a particular society's customs and beliefs
• regular: Having an equal amount of space or time in between
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• service: Work that a person does to assist others
• culture: Beliefs and customs of a particular group
• action: Something that a person or thing does
• land: Region or country
• jog: To run at a steady, slow pace
• style: The (tasteful) way something is designed or done
• leisure: Time when you have no work to do and can relax
• colourful: Being exciting or interesting; lively
• fetch: To go and get something and bring it back
• individuality: Qualities or ways that make someone unique
• prejudice: Law to make ineffective, e.g. evidence in a trial
• whiskey: US strong alcoholic drink made from rye, corn etc.
• readily: In a quick and easy manner
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• acquire: To get or earn something by thinking or working
• zip: To compress digital documents into one file
• literal: Being the basic exact meaning of a word/expression
• glamour: Alluring beauty or charm (often with sex appeal)
• roller: Long round piece of wood for flattening dough
• indulge: To let someone else have or do what they want
• cargo: Goods carried in a ship or plane
• serene: Very calm or peaceful
• infectious: Capable of transmitting disease to others
• frantic: Frenzied; wild with excitement, worry etc.
• coastline: Area of sea alongside the land in an area
• thrill: Thing/event causing sudden excitement or pleasure
• scuba: Equipment which allows you to breath underwater
• submarine: Ship that travels above and below the sea
• samaritan: Person who is generous in helping those in trouble
• ringtone: A sound made by a mobile phone to indicate an incoming call or text message.
• ferris: A surname of Irish origin.
• diversion: Action designed to distract attention
• coyote: Wild dog that is found in North America
• backhand: Handwriting that slopes to the left
• traverse: To pass across, over, or through
• inscription: Words that are written or cut into statue, etc.
• buggy: Being full of errors in software
• weave: To make a cloth or baskets by crossing threads
• patrol: Person or group who checks an area is safe
• farewell: Act of saying goodbye and leaving
• supercar: Very powerful high performance car