Vocabulary

• for best: An expression meaning ‘it is better to’ or ‘to do something for the best outcome’.
• gear up: To prepare for an activity or event.
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• dress up: To put on your best clothes, e.g. for a party
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• going on: To continue doing something
• have to: Must do
• on paper: In theory or as a plan, but not necessarily in reality.
• next to: Being located along side another
• by the numbers: In a methodical, step-by-step manner; according to a strict procedure.
• catch on: To become popular; start to be used
• by default: Automatically, unless the user specifies otherwise.
• cast away: To throw something away; discard.
• hold onto: To grasp or grip something tightly.
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• in love with: Feeling romantic love for someone.
• of all time: The best or most significant in history.
• stick it to: To defeat someone, especially someone who is arrogant or powerful.
• tune in: To listen to a radio program or watch a television program.
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• feature: Special report in a magazine or paper
• gear: To aim at or prepare yourself for something
• honest: Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
• year: Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
• picture: General situation or state of being
• gravity: (Of a situation) extreme seriousness
• short: (Of electric circuit) to spark because faulty
• screen: To hide or block something from being seen
• mad: Very angry
• cold: Illness of sneezing, coughing, and a sore throat
• movie: Motion picture; film
• landing: To arrive or cause a boat to arrive at the shore
• hero: Person of great courage/strength who saves others
• depress: To make someone feel sad or miserable
• nominate: To choose someone to fill a certain position