Vocabulary

• turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
• next to: Being located along side another
• out of service: Not functioning; not available for use.
• hanging out: To spend time with your friends
• right for: Suitable or appropriate for a particular person, purpose, or situation.
• chew on: To think carefully about something over a period of time.
• mess around: To cheat on your partner with another lover
• go on: To continue doing something
• one up: In a better or more advantageous position.
• get up to: To do something slightly naughty
• settle down: To become calm and relaxed after not being so
• count on: To depend on someone
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• on the slide: In a state of decline or deterioration.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• first up: Firstly; to begin with; the first item on a list or agenda.
• pass by: To go past someone or something.
• wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
• on the beach: Located on the sandy or pebbly area bordering a body of water.
• at least: As a minimum
• pull away: To drive (vehicle) away;
• to date: Up to the present time; until now.
• sit down: To take a seat
• at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
• anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
• constantly: Frequently, or without pause
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• disorder: State of confusion or a lack of organization
• attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
• culprit: Person who has done something wrong or illegal
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• confidence: Feeling that you can do well at something
• reward: To give something because of someone's good work
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
• comfort: To try to make distressed person feel better
• attention: Taking notice of someone or something
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• inflammatory: Making or intended to make someone angry
• nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
• steady: Happening or developing at a regular rate
• harness: To capture the power of something
• excitement: When people feel very happy and enthusiastic
• sniff: To detect something, e.g. a potential problem
• courage: Quality of being able to face danger without fear
• spiral: A continuous curve round a central point
• narrator: Person or character who tells a story
• important: Having power or authority
• slide: Part of machines that slides backward and forward
• bowel: End part of the intestine, connected to the anus
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• patience: Ability to wait without being annoyed
• graduate: Concerning a Masters or Ph.D. university courses
• redeem: To exchange (coupon/voucher) for merchandise, etc.
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• multitude: Large number of people or things; crowd
• service: Work that a person does to assist others
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• heel: Back or end part of something
• train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• prep: Preparation for an action or event
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• lab: Short for 'laboratory'
• bipolar: (Disorder) exhibiting extremes of behavior
• foliage: Leaves of a plant
• bravery: Quality allowing someone to do courageous things
• puppy: Very young dog (and some other animals)
• playground: Outdoor area for children to play in
• wag: To move side to side or up and down repetitively
• generalize: To apply a particular idea to a large group
• boundless: Without limits; innumerable; limitless
• handler: Person who trains or exhibits animals
• pip: To just beat someone in a competition
• doggie: Word for dog used by and to children
• deacon: Church official who is often not a priest
• hoo: Dialect West Yorkshire and Lancashire she