Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• have to: Must do
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• fill out: To become fatter
• back in the day: In the past; in former times.
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• make some noise: To create a loud sound, often to show excitement or approval.
• look away: To turn your eyes in a different direction, especially because you are embarrassed, frightened, or upset.
• going on: To continue doing something
• wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
• pull the plug: To stop or end an activity or project.
• tv show: A television program.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• accent: To give emphasis to (a point you are making)
• gross: 144 of something; twelve dozen of something
• delicate: Easily broken or damaged
• positive: Showing agreement or support for something
• therapy: Treatment to help cure an illness
• mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• category: Groups of things that are similar in some way
• pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• factor: Something that influences a result
• racist: Believing that people of other races are inferior
• diet: To eat special or less food, as to lose weight
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• bullet: Metal object fired from a gun
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• delicacy: Something pleasing because of its good taste
• genius: Person displaying a high level of intelligence
• culture: Beliefs and customs of a particular group
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• smack: To slap or hit, e.g. with a resounding noise
• gather: To bring objects together into one place
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• ballot: Piece of paper used for the purpose of voting
• embryo: Tiny plant stored inside a seed
• basement: Floor or room in a building beneath the ground
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
• halfway: A middle point between two extremes
• principal: Leading person in a group of musicians or dancers
• yolk: Yellow central part of a bird's egg
• check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
• tour: To travel to several places to perform a show
• problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
• iron: Heavy metal device heated to smooth clothes
• stupid: Not intelligent; lacking ability to learn easily
• cousin: Child of your uncle or aunt
• creation: Act of making something
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• kid: Child or young person
• stylish: Having elegance or taste in manners or dress
• dab: Light and quick touch
• bull: Large male animal such as a cow or elephant
• ugly: (E.g. of a situation) bad; likely to turn nasty
• tint: Small quantity of a specific color
• civic: Of a town or city; of rights or duties of citizens
• lurch: A sudden forward movement
• promo: Shortened form of 'promotion' (advertising)
• latino: Person with a Spanish-speaking background
• seafood: Fish, shellfish, etc. that can be eaten
• snapper: Large sharp-toothed marine food and sport fish