Vocabulary

• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• stick together: To support each other; remain united.
• going on: To continue doing something
• hit the books: To study very hard.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• break through: To move quickly through (wall, etc.) using force
• stay afloat: To have enough money to pay what you owe; to survive financially.
• rely on: To depend on someone or something
• run away from: To run somewhere, e.g. to escape from something
• jump on: To criticize someone suddenly and strongly.
• in trouble: Experiencing difficulties, problems, or legal issues.
• come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
• front and back: On both the front and rear surfaces.
• check out
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• scenario: An imagined sequence of events in a plan/project
• awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
• recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
• beverage: A drink other than water
• exploit: To selfishly take advantage of or treat badly
• gravity: (Of a situation) extreme seriousness
• reverse: Setting that makes the vehicle go backward
• interaction: Process of people or things affecting each other
• clever: Funny in a way that shows intelligence
• wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
• tiny: Very, very small
• edge: An advantage you have over others
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• dense: Very thick and difficult to see, get through
• trap: Device used for catching animals
• snap: To close your mouth quickly like biting something
• tension: Feeling of anxiety and inability to relax
• lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
• sink: To push something down into the ground
• clip: A metal holder used for keeping things together
• thumb: To use your thumb to request a ride in a car
• drift: (Of sand, etc.) to be blown into heaps by the wind
• rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
• strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
• object: Something you can see or touch, but is not alive
• attraction: Theme park or fairground; place worth visiting
• plastic: Stiff but usually flexible man-made material
• curve: Smooth rounded line that is not straight
• cereal: Breakfast food eaten with milk
• complicate: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• static: Concerning electricity that collects on a surface
• fully: Completely or entirely
• membrane: Outside covering of a cell
• sticky: Easy to adhere or stick to other things
• point: An item to be discussed
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• buoyant: Capable of floating in a liquid
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• float: To sell the shares of a company publicly
• wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
• repel: To make or force someone or something go away
• check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
• escalator: Moving electrical stairway in public buildings
• climb: To rise gradually and steadily to a higher point
• downward: Moving from a higher to a lower condition/place
• aquatic: Living or growing near or in water
• afloat: Remaining on top of a liquid; floating
• lab: Short for 'laboratory'
• toasty: Warm and comfortable
• uphill: From lower ground to higher ground