Vocabulary

• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• have to: Must do
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• forget about: To stop thinking about something; to ignore something.
• factor in: To include something as an important element when making a decision or calculation.
• too heavy: Having excessive weight; difficult to lift or move.
• take off: To remove, e.g. your clothes
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• ride on: To continue as planned, despite difficulties.
• doom and gloom: A feeling of pessimism or despair; a focus on negative aspects.
• perspective: Artistic method of creating a sense of distance
• assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
• incredible: Very good; amazing
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• deserve: To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
• tremendous: Very good or very impressive
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• plenty: When there is not too little of something; a lot
• extreme: Very great in degree
• whopping: (Informal) huge; very big
• atmosphere: Air around us
• hurdle: Small fence a person or horse jumps over in a race
• estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
• gravity: (Of a situation) extreme seriousness
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
• rough: Causing or involving violence, force, and harm
• typical: Normal; usual; expected
• factor: Something that influences a result
• scientific: Concerning academic study of the physical world
• household: Being in everyday use; common
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• religious: Following the rules and beliefs of a faith
• fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• doom: Certain of the failure or destruction of
• accelerate: To cause to occur earlier than expected
• internal: Being or happening in the body
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• smash: Accident involving vehicles
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• reindeer: Large type of deer, associated with Christmas
• ounce: Unit of weight equal to 1/16 pound or 28 grams
• worldwide: Spanning or extending throughout the entire world
• boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
• fill: To make something full
• worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
• legend: List of explanations of symbols on map, etc.
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• statue: Stone or metal image of a person, often carved
• fare: Money people pay to travel on buses, taxis, boats
• chimney: Part of a building through which smoke escapes
• ordeal: Event that is difficult to survive, live through
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• ride: Machine at an amusement park for riding on for fun
• coaster: Mat placed under a glass to protect furniture
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• sleigh: Vehicle with runners for moving on snow or ice
• jerky: Lacking steadiness or smoothness
• miraculously: In a wonderful and extraordinary manner
• gallop: To cause a horse or another animal to run fast
• munch: Sound made when eating something quickly or loudly
• jelly: Semisolid food substance, eaten as dessert
• sonic: Concerning sound, its waves, and speed
• deafen: To be so loud you cannot hear anything else
• lego: Child's plastic construction set