Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• out of shape: In poor physical condition; not physically fit.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• hang in: To persevere; to not give up.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• have to: Must do
• at least: As a minimum
• to death: Extremely; to a great degree
• cope with: To deal successfully with a difficult situation.
• play with fire: Take dangerous risks that could have serious consequences.
• recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
• grab: To take and hold something quickly
• brilliant: Having a great amount of intelligence or talent
• distract: To draw someone's attention away from something
• butt: (Informal) fleshy part of your body you sit on
• bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
• clue: Information that helps explain something; hint
• collapse: To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
• blast: To attack someone with words
• adventure: An exciting and often dangerous experience
• blow: To move something using air
• favor: Support or approval from people
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• silence: State of being quiet and not talking for a time
• crunch: To crush something into pieces
• slam: To criticize sharply
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• pillow: Soft cushion for your head on a bed/while sleeping
• insist: To demand that someone do something
• important: Having power or authority
• maturity: Time at which an investment is ready to be paid
• sight: To aim (a gun) at something to get your range
• reindeer: Large type of deer, associated with Christmas
• scream: To make a sudden loud, high sound
• steam: Mist collecting on a surface when wet air cools
• slap: To hit with the open hand or with a flat object
• bright: Cheerful and happy (manner)
• sore: An open or raised painful spot on the skin
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• phantom: A spirit or ghost existing only in a person's mind
• land: Region or country
• laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• gasp: To take a short quick breath because of surprise
• outta: Slang written form of ‘Out of’
• giggle: To laugh in a childish or silly way
• marshmallow: Spongy candy made of gelatin and sugar
• lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• live: To be alive
• meet: To provide something that is necessary
• stay: To keep trying without giving up
• dead: Not alive
• poetic: Imaginative, descriptive and often emotional
• cream: Pale color that is yellowish white
• refresh: To refill a person's glass with a drink
• rock: To be greatly upset by something, e.g. a death
• warm: To become more friendly or to like something
• unicorn: Horselike mythical animal with a horn on forehead
• impale: To pierce with a sharp stake or point
• grunt: To utter a deep sound like that of a pig
• squeal: Long high cry of pain, fear or surprise
• woo: (Of a man) to try to get a woman to marry him
• growl: To utter a deep sound of anger or hostility
• rustle: To steal cattle or other animals from a herd
• thud: Dull noise, as of something heavy falling
• cute: Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
• whirlwind: Very powerful dangerous spinning wind
• shriek: Loud high-pitched sound or scream
• chomp: To chew noisily and strongly
• orchestral: Written for an orchestra
• deafen: To be so loud you cannot hear anything else
• ow: Sound people make when they are hurt
• mama: A mother
• ohh: Expression showing surprise
• sh: Sound people make to make someone be quiet
• momma: A mother