Vocabulary

• catch up: To become equal with another person
• wind up: To be brought to a state of great tension
• have to: Must do
• jump on: To criticize someone suddenly and strongly.
• in addition to: Besides; as well as
• speed up: To move more quickly
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• deal with
• peaches and cream: A complexion or surface that is smooth, soft, and perfect.
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• on a mission: Having a clear and important goal or purpose.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• of all time: The best or most significant in history.
• leak out: If secret information leaks out, it becomes known to the public.
• weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• simultaneously: At the same time; all together
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• stigma: Mark of shame or disgrace
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• variety: Particular type of thing or person
• flawless: With no imperfections or errors
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• require: To demand that someone does something
• trap: Device used for catching animals
• burst: To move (arrive, exit, etc.) suddenly or hurriedly
• rough: Causing or involving violence, force, and harm
• generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
• downright: Absolute; absolutely
• capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
• responsible: Being the cause of something that has occurred
• blow: To move something using air
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• transition: Change from one state, movement, place to another
• contempt: Extreme lack of respect; strong disapproval
• theme: An main or dominant idea, motif
• occasional: Not happening often; irregular; rare
• counterpart: Person/thing having same function/characteristics
• enemy: Something that stops you doing what you want
• exhale: To breathe out the air or smoke in your lungs
• mucus: Thick liquid substance made in certain parts of the human body, such as the nose
• hostile: Unwelcoming; showing ill will, as to an enemy
• utility: Public services such as gas, water, or electricity
• pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
• mission: A task or role someone is given to do
• crash: To damage an object by causing it to hit something
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• crystal: A solid formed by the solidification of a chemical
• transportation: Act of moving people or goods between places
• verb: Word that expresses an action or state
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• physician: A medical doctor
• leak: Act of (gas, liquid) escaping through a small hole
• possibly: May be true or likely, but is uncertain
• popsicle: Sweet frozen candy on a stick
• great: Very good; better than before
• wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
• bubble: A small ball of air inside of a liquid
• whistle: Device making a high sharp sound when blown
• land: Region or country
• cucumber: Long green vegetable that is eaten raw in salads
• squid: Sea creature with ten arms, and a long thin body
• slurp: To drink noisily
• expel: To force a person to leave a place or organization
• foe: (Literary) an enemy
• neutralize: To remove or take away a threat
• dinosaur: Reptile that lived millions of years ago
• mutant: Organism derived from a change in genes
• arcade: Covered passageway with shops on either side
• bob: To move up and down repeatedly
• grievous: Being very serious and severe
• ninja: Japanese martial arts warrior, often an assassin
• prowess: Great ability or skill, e.g. in sports
• abduct: To take away by force, usually to get money
• freakin: Used to emphasize what is being said, or to express anger
• gamer: Person playing a game to a set of rules